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April 18, 2016

Deny NAI–Action Required Now

Fellow ALPA Members,

On Friday, I promised more immediate action for you regarding the DOT's tentative decision to approve NAI's request for a foreign air carrier permit. Our Call to Action on this is now live; please take the time to participate immediately.

Many of you have responded to me directly, asking detailed questions about this. How could our government do this when so many jobs are on the line and the answer seems so obvious? We are fighting powerful forces here. The governments of the UK, Ireland, and other European countries; the U.S. Travel Association; certain U.S. air carriers; and others have all been working against us at the DOT and with the highest offices in the Administration. They thought they could blindside us by releasing this news on a Friday after a long period of quiet. It is up to all of us to prove them wrong by responding in force!

Within a few short hours of the DOT's announcement, 10 Members of Congress put out strong statements in opposition to this decision. Your national officers and our professional staff have worked through the weekend, analyzing the DOT's order and preparing our response, strategizing with our labor colleagues in North America and throughout the globe, and preparing news media reporters, Representatives, Senators, and our allies to push back strong against this ill-advised decision.

We have until May 6 to win a reversal at DOT. In order to accomplish that, we need every voice together. As a line pilot, we need to you to:

  • Tell the DOT and the White House to support fair competition and #DenyNAI: HERE
  • Connect with your elected officials on Twitter by retweeting our post: HERE
  • Forward this e-mail to all your pilot colleagues and urge them to take these actions as well
In order to make sure the DOT and the White House hear us, realistically we need 10,000 participants this week. That will require all of us to engage and move our colleagues to do the same. We are not alone in this fight—the flight attendants, machinists, gate agents, other airline employees we work with every day, and the AFL-CIO are marshaling their resources too. Let all of your coworkers know that this decision cannot stand.

The choice before us is a stark one: participate, together, to make the DOT rethink its decision, or see our careers and our industry disappear. I hope you'll all join me in demanding that our government stand up for our jobs today!



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Captain Tim Canoll
President, Air Line Pilots Association, International
 
@Derg

Thanks!

At least ALPA is dedicating recourses to fighting the fight. All APA can do is issue a press release...

Then again, it's APA. They think strongly worded letters are all it takes. :rolleyes:
 
As a non-pilot (and certainly, therefore, non-ALPA), I sent e-mail and left voice messages with my representatives' staff. It only took a few minutes, to include finding the contact information.
 
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learhawkerbe400 said:
How do non alpa members sing the petition?
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Write to your representative. Especially if it's a Republican (no political war starting here). They campaigned for increased jobs in the last two elections. Tell your rep that this will have serious effects short and long term on jobs.
 
I don't mind doing this, and I will click the link and send the letters off. But lets be realistic, is this really going to do anything? I think when it comes to the DOT issues, money talks and pretty much everything else just walks.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
I don't mind doing this, and I will click the link and send the letters off. But lets be realistic, is this really going to do anything? I think when it comes to the DOT issues, money talks and pretty much everything else just walks.
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It's no different than voting blue in a red state or vice-versa. The deck might not be stacked in our favor, but It's our right to let our elected representatives know our opinions.
 
We work long and hard to express our opinion to elected leaders, and that's a good thing. I'd like to think that my pithy words are just the thing that will convincedhim/her to abandon the darkness and follow my enlightened opinion.

But it's primarily bulk, the number of people expressing themselves, that convinces them. So write simply and briefly, including both what you want them to do / vote, and why. Nothing wrong with form letters, they increase the bulk, but Congressional staffers recognize form letters, and may well discount them somewhat. If you use one, change the first and last paragraphs to seem more original. If you know their record or opinion, reinforce it. Push their buttons.

And yes, money does talk but bribery walks (you through the door of the Graybar Hotel).
 
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