In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Captain Dave Chase, MEC Chair who discusses the delays and difficulties our pilots face due to flight operations and COVID, the Delta variant and the importance of testing especially on international flights, upcoming Family Awareness events in Anchorage, Indianapolis and Memphis, where to find information on the state of our current negotiations, and his recent resignation announcement.  

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Captain Dave Chase, MEC Chairman, Captain Rich Hughey, Safety Committee Chairman, Captain Marty Harrington, Scheduling Committee Chairman and Captain Rob Bassett, Fatigue Risk Management Committee Chairman who discuss the issue of fatigue, contractual language regarding fatigue, the risk fatigue poses to our operations and our pilots, how system form is flown day to day compared to the CBA, what happens when you call in fatigued, the trip removal process and other fatigue related topics.  

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Captain Rich Hughey, Safety Committee Chairman, Captain Steve Heid, Safety Committee Vice Chairman and Captain Jim Perry, Safety Committee Vice Chairman who discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Safety Committee, Safety Programs, the System Safety Group, the Safety Program Group, mitigating risks, the COVID Safety Working Group, the importance of pilot reports, and how distractions can impact safety.

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Council 79 Chairman and Block 9 Representative, Captain Bob Cecchi. Bob discusses his background, his union experience, volunteerism, his role as MEC Representative to the Anchorage based pilots, the pilots’ role during contract negotiations, and the growth of the Anchorage base. 

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Captain Dave Chase, MEC Chairman and Captain Pat May, Negotiating Committee Chairman who discuss the protocol agreement, the process of creating the Opener document, what the Opener represents, what the ALPA Opener includes, the Company Openers and communications moving forward.

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Captain Marty Harrington, Scheduling Committee Chairman who discusses his background, the roles and responsibilities of his committee to include the Scheduling Improvement Group (SIG) and the Pilot Scheduling Improvement Team (PSIT), the bidpack build process, the challenges of this last year and how the pandemic has impacted scheduling, the new sunrise sort, and manning. 

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Captain Mark Jefferson, Professional Standards Committee Chairman who discusses his background, pilot volunteers on the committee, what Professional Standards does for the pilots, the Professional Standards Letter of Agreement (LOA), how and why pilots come to Professional Standards, what Professional Standards does not do, how to handle a conflict, and the importance of solidarity and participation in organized labor.  

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with MEC Chairman, Captain Dave Chase and Negotiating Committee Chairman, Captain Pat May. They discuss the process in preparing for upcoming negotiations, the MEC Negotiating Goal, the protocol agreement, openers and the pilots’ role as we move into bargaining for Contract 2021.

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with FedEx MEC Chairman, Captain Dave Chase about layover conditions in Hong Kong, recent FedEx MEC resolutions, and concerns for testing and quarantine. 

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Negotiating Committee Chairman, Captain Pat May, Negotiating Committee Member, Captain Mike Weskalnies, and Negotiating Committee Member, Captain Rich Brown. They discuss their background on the Negotiating Committee, their experience negotiating agreements with the Company, the topic of professional negotiators, what pilots can expect and how they can help as we move into bargaining for Contract 2021.  

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