President’s Report – February 2019
“AS ONE” When you walked in today you may have noticed a different seating arrangement and thought, what the hell is he up to? You thought right, the Executive board and I have noticed just like many of you have noticed that a division of the house is in front of us. One way we […]
President’s Report – January 2019
The day I found out I was going to be the next President of the Local a good friend sent me a quote, ” If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But If you build an army of […]
President’s Report – December 2018
President’s Report On Thursday, December 13th, 2018, Local Lodge 1725 held elections for the next Executive Board and its officers. I would like to thank everyone that took the time to come out and vote in this election. For personal and family reasons I decided not to seek a second term as President of your […]
President’s Report – October 2018
President’s Report We have all heard a tremendous amount recently about the elections that will be taking place in November. The stakes are high not only for the candidates but also for the voters and this country. It’s possible that there will be a record turnout in this election. Much of that can be attributed […]
President’s Report – September 2018
09/13/2018 I would like to take a minute and review what was a remarkable couple of weeks for your local back in August. On August 21stthings got kicked off things when the Young Worker Committee held its first annual “Poker Night” fundraiser for GDA. They had a good turn out and, in the process, raised […]
President’s Report – August 2018
08/14/2018 In the past few weeks I have had meetings and phone conversations with members of the leadership teams from the Charlotte chapters of both the APA (Allied Pilots Association) and APFA (Association of Professional Flight Attendants). These meetings were very productive and illuminated many of the common issues our respective unions face in our […]
President’s Report – July 2018
07/18/2018 This President’s Report brings with it very news bad news and with that bad news comes a call to action. As most of you know by now the Supreme Court ruled against unions in Janus vs AFSCME dealing a huge blow to public-sector unions and the labor movement in general. This now means that public-sector employees around the nation […]
President’s Report – May 2018
05/16/2018 Work Safe. Those two words are more important than ever right now for the American Airlines members of Victory Lodge 1725. Aviation is a very unforgiving industry when it comes to mistakes. With all the different distractions that we deal with at work, the state of our current contract negotiations for example, it is […]
President’s Report – April 2018
04/24/2018 The phrase “Know Your Enemy” is a saying derived from Sun Tzu’s “Art of War.” As a union we often mistake the company as our enemy. The company may be our adversary, but it is not our enemy. The two however are interconnected. As a Union our enemy is membership apathy. Apathy is defined as […]
President’s Report – March, 2018
03/09/2018 Your lodge, your meeting In a recent conversation with several of our members, it became clear to me that when they were attending our monthly business meeting that they did not fully understand the process that we use to bring issues before the membership requiring their approval. This process typically takes place under the […]