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News from ALPA International |
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January 22, 2013 |
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ATI, CCI Pilots’ Merger in Final Stages |
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Last week, Arbitrator
Richard Bloch issued the
integrated seniority
list (ISL) award to the
Air Transport
International and
Capital Cargo MECs
Merger Committee
representatives. The
decision followed the
guidelines set forth in
ALPA Merger Policy and
considered the state of
each airline and the
status and makeup of the
respective pilot
workforces, including
their career
expectations and
longevity. The decision
included a two-year
fence that prohibits
pilots from being
awarded or displaced to
a vacancy on the other
carrier’s aircraft.
Arbitrator Bloch also
maintained the separate
list for the
professional flight
engineers, now arranged
by date of hire, as
provided for in the
joint contract.
“I am pleased with
the outcome of the
integrated seniority
list award as I feel the
arbitrator overall made
a fair assessment of
combining our two
groups,” said First
Officer Chuck Hill, CCI
MEC chairman. “We now
need to focus on
implementing and
enforcing the joint
contract.”
Read
more.
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Did You Know Congress Could Tax Your Health Care Benefits? |
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 Did you know that some
in Congress are
suggesting proposals to
tax employer-provided
health-care benefits?
The exclusion from
employee income of the
value of
employer-provided health
insurance coverage has
been an ongoing topic
for legislators, looking
for new sources of
revenue for the federal
budget and a way to curb
health care premium
increases.
Please take a moment
to complete a brief
survey to let us know
what you think. Go to
www.alpa.org/survey
to participate. We want
to hear from you.
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ALPA Congratulates Rep. Larsen on New Post |
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 Rep.
Rick Larsen (D-WA) was
named as the top
Democrat on the House
Transportation &
Infrastructure's
aviation subcommittee
today. Rep. Larsen has a
strong history of
representing the
interests of both the
aviation industry and
its workforce, and is a
great advocate for
investments in the FAA,
NextGen, and aviation
infrastructure.
ALPA congratulates
Rep. Larsen on his new
position and looks
forward to working with
him to advance the pilot
partisan agenda during
this Congress.
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Get the Scoop! Read “ALPA Daily” |
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 The
aviation industry is changing faster than ever before. The new
“ALPA Daily”
feature at www.alpa.org will keep you informed
of the latest industry developments and analysis from around the globe. Check it
out each day to stay up-to-date on the news that affects pilots and the piloting
profession.
ALPA members can sign up to receive ALPA Daily in their e-mail:
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Visit
this link.
• Log in with your ALPA member number and password.
• Select “E-mail Distribution Lists.”
• Check the box for “ALPA Daily.”
• Submit your request.
According to Air Transport World, Hawaiian carrier Island Air has signed a
letter of agreement with an undisclosed buyer for the purchase of the company.
Read more.
Yahoo! Finance reports that NAV CANADA announced its traffic figures for the
month of December 2012 as measured in weighted charging units for en-route,
terminal, and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the last fiscal
year.
Read more.
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What’s the FlightDeck? Watch It and Find Out |
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See photos from the
recent memorial service
in Charlotte for the
10-year anniversary of
the Air Midwest 5481
tragedy. Find out how
many Airbus A321neos
(new engine options)
Hawaiian Airlines planes
to purchase. Hear about
the contract that
Pinnacle pilots just
ratified. Plus, learn
how you can better
manage your cholesterol
level.
Remember that you can
sign up for our video
podcasts of
The FlightDeck
via
iTunes.
Tell us what you
think about this latest
edition at
FlightDeck@alpa.org.
We also welcome your
suggestions for future
stories.
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 Making
sure you’re taking
advantage of peak energy
efficiency in your home
just makes good sense.
And because you’re a
union member,
Union Plus helps you
save on home energy
improvements.Use your
Union Plus credit card
to sign up for an
HVAC annual maintenance
plan with union contractors and receive a
$50 rebate. When they
come to your house,
you’ll appreciate the
hard work of these SMART
union members,
representing a recent
merger of sheet metal
and utility workers.
Union families can
also receive rebates up
to $500 when you use
your Union Plus credit
card to purchase a new
heating/cooling system,
new Energy Star
appliances, insulation,
or other green home
improvements. See all
your green benefits at
unionplus.org/green.
And don’t forget that
these unionized
companies provide
heating/cooling systems:
Carrier, GE, or York.
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On January 21, 1976, British Airways and Air France simultaneously launched
Concorde service from London to Bahrain and Paris to Rio de Janeiro,
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Feedback & E-mail Address Changes |
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communications@alpa.org. If you have moved or changed your ISP or e-mail
address, please update your ALPA records. If you don’t, you
will no longer receive the ALPA FastRead and other e-mail bulletins and notices,
and once your postal forwarding order expires, you’ll no longer receive the
magazine and other ALPA mail. You can do it yourself by going to
www.alpa.org and logging
in. Go to “My ALPA” in the menu at the top of the page, and from there, you’ll be
instructed how to make the necessary changes. If you don’t have access to the
members-only section of
www.alpa.org, you can
e-mail your requests by sending them to
membership@alpa.org. Be sure to include your member number or enough other
information so that we can identify you in the membership database, and tell us
what information needs to be updated. Please note that it is not sufficient
just to notify your LEC or MEC of these changes—you should register them with
the ALPA Membership Department in Herndon. Can’t remember your member number
or how to log in? Need information about your ALPA insurance programs? These and
other questions about ALPA services can be answered by contacting
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