I just returned from Washington where our team took part in the meetings and briefings that I detailed earlier this month. From the ALPA National Government Affairs team, we received updates concerning initial responses to our situation from members of Congress. Tuesday afternoon we attended the Aero Club event to hear Secretary of Transportation LaHood speak regarding Part 117. Our ALPA delegation met with the IPA President and members of his team to discuss the possibility of collabora...

Below is an update on current issues. Please take a few moments to read about these issues, as I feel they are important for every FedEx pilot to understand.

Today I find myself in the unfortunate and regrettable position of publicly answering the recently published LEC 7 letter written by Block 1 Representative Captain Chris Baker and Block 4 Representative Captain Tony Hauserman. I find this r egrettable because airing internal FDX ALPA issues in public, especially what I consider baseless issues, can hurt our collective unity, waste time, make us look weak to FDX, and ultimately hurt us at the negotiating table. They have forced my hand ...

In late December, I outlined the 5-point plan going forward to win this Flight and Duty Time battle ( click here to view the 5-point plan).This is an update on the progression of that plan. 

Last week, your elected representatives met to decide whether to continue Interim Discussions and accept the final 3% pay raise associated with the current agreement or re-enter Section 6 negotiations. The MEC received extensive briefs from ALPA’s Director of Representation and Director of Economic and Financial Analysis, had a lengthy discussion with your Negotiating Committee, and thoroughly discussed important pilot survey input received from each of you, at which point the MEC voted ...