The Alaska Pilots Podcast

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What Uniform and HIMS Negotiations Reveal About Alaska Airlines; Part I Aug 22, 2019

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Three former and current MEC chairman sit down with host Captain David Campbell to discuss what the recent interactions with management surrounding HIMS and uniforms reveal to us about Alaska Airlines management and what we might expect in the future.

We know pilots have concerns about management’s unilateral decision on the uniform and we will discuss whether getting fitted for and ordering is required at this time.

Alaska MEC’s Strategic Planning Document Discussed Jun 19, 2019

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The Alaska MEC has shared an executive summary of its strategic planning document with its pilots. In this podcast, host Capt. David Campbell, Strategic Communications chairman, discusses that document in more detail with MEC chairman Capt. Will McQuillen, MEC vice chairman Capt. Keith Louis, and MEC Strategic Planning chairman Capt. Ronan O’Donoghue.

In a video released in August 2018, the Alaska MEC first reported that strategic planning efforts led them to conclude that it would be up to the Alaska pilot group to safeguard its future. That meant, among other things, to take control of its destiny and forge a path to a reliable future. Pilots may view that video here.

Negotiating the next contract provides a significant opportunity to make improvements that will help Safeguard Our Future. The information presented in the executive summary and this podcast will help familiarize Alaska pilots and their families with their MEC’s strategic plans.

To read the document, go to alaskapilots.org and click on the “executive summary” icon.

Negotiating Committee Chairman, F/O Chris Gruner speaks with host Strategic Communications Chairman Capt. David Campbell. May 09, 2019

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Strategic Communications Chairman, David Campbell sits down with Negotiating Chairman, Chris Gurner and MEC Chairman, Will McQuillen to discuss pending contract negotiations and the importance of Safeguarding Our Future through the collective bargaining process. Part of that conversation dealt with Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act and the fact that it contains no requirement of arbitration.

A conversation among your MEC Officers. Apr 01, 2019

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