MEMO
TO: All GEM 117 Members
FROM: GEM 117 MEC
SUBJECT: Council Policy Concerning Atlas Struck Cargo
DATE: June 26, 2002
These are trying times for our segment of the industry. As you can well imagine the Atlas crewmember group has been put in a difficult situation by their company's management. Fortunately, we at Gemini have not been confronted with the difficulties that face our fellow ALPA members at Atlas. However, as members of the same industry and Association, we cannot ignore their circumstance or situation for fear of becoming victims of the same system.
We have included Atlas' "Struck Work Policies Of The Atlas MEC" below for your reference. Please note that only provisions paragraph C. 2., second bullet point applies to our operation. Your best defense is to be diligent and ensure that you do not inadvertently violate the provisions of that sub-paragraph. In addition to ensuring that we do not violate the terms of the referenced paragraph you should additionally adhere to the following guidelines:
* Respect lawfully established picket lines;
* Do not taxi your aircraft onto any dedicated Atlas ramp area(s) or their cargo facilities; or
* Do not fly any cargo that was directly transferred to your aircraft from any Atlas aircraft;
These guidelines have been coordinated with Atlas' MEC and ALPA headquarters. If you have any question concerning these policies or are confronted with a questionable situation please contact a member of your MEC immediately.
We have briefed our management on these policies and have been assured that we will not enter into any contracts with the Atlas group to fly struck cargo as a result of any job actions taken by Atlas management or their MEC. We believe this to be a good faith position by our management and applaud their reasoning and support.
Thank you for you support during these difficult times.
Sincerely,
Your MEC
Capt Rep & Chairman
Capt Dan Jenkins
F/O Rep & Vice Chairman
Mr. Dale Roberts
F/E Rep & Secretary-Treasurer
Mr. Doug Williams