MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN BANGKOK OCTOBER 2 - 3, 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00179805
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• Document Creation Date: September 12, 2023
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2023
• Case Number: F-2020-01550
• Publication Date: October 22, 1971

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HEADQUAPJF.R.S
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CR.) AIR AMFRICA INC.
APO SAN FRANCISCO,_CALIF.
111=1,3 OF BOARD 02 DIRiZTORj MEETING IN BANGKOK
OCTOBER 273, 1971
CFnCERS
Capt.. J. Walton
Capt. J. NcRainey
Capt. P. Peyton
Cat. W. Huff
Capt, H. Cockrell
RECD WAS OCT 2 21971
3TATEN:NT3 GIVEN BY:
Capt. J. Markham
F/O P. Lavin
F/E Ben Gowen
Capt. Wehrell
Capt. W. Korbell
1. Discussion of Dual 6eniority F/0 - FN/F/E
A. A furlouEhed pilot may accept employment with the Company
in any position the Company may offer, and still remain on
the pilot seniority list as a furlour,hed pilot in accordance
with ec 12 of the FEPA Working Agreement.
B. The F/E WorkinF Agreement states i seniority shall begin to
accrue and continue to accrue while serving only as a
bonafide full time F/E.
C. In a furlouc,h situation where a pilot accepts a position as
a .F/E or F/N he will be. assigned to their list in accord with
the F/E Agreement. If the pilot is recalled as a pilot he
must accept recall and give up his FE/FN seniority number or
stay on the FE/FN list and give up his pilot seniority number.
Discssian on Excessive Flight Time by Lao Air Development Result-
ing in Unfair Competition between Competing Carriers
A. It was so agreed this matter would be prsented to the FliRht
Safety Foundation, Arlington, Va.
B. Goal beinr, uniform flight time standards for all Government
Cortract Carriers.
AFFILIATED WITH
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AIRLINF PILOTS ASSOC.
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3. Discussion on the Bailey Case.
A. Position of the Association.
1. There was no pilot error involved.
2. The aircraft was not overloaded.
3. The engine was not developing rated power.
B. Bailey should be re-instated with all back pay and benefits.
C. It was agreed that the association wolild insist on separate
submissions to the System Board of Adjustment.
4. Out of Seniority Furlough.
A. The Board agreed that FEPA's position as stated in the first
level grievance hearing be included with these minutes.'
5. The grievance of Dick Stuart was discussed and the Board position
is the merits of the case on principle are such that the Board
recommends the case being sent to the "jystem Board of Adjustment.
6. The Exchange Order Grievance was discussed.
A. It was agreed that the VITO level hearing on the changed
Company Leave/Travel Benefits Program would be held by
UFO in Bangkok, Oct. 4, 1971.
7. The restriction on FEPA message traffic at Udorn was discussed.
A. Udorn is the only base where the Base Nanager must approve
each message sent by Fi.aJA by initialling the message before
it can be sent.
B. Capt. Walton will petition the President to rescind this
order.
8. The Board was briefed on the funeral services of the late Capt.
Billy Pratt and Capt. Herb Clark by Jess Narkham, who represented
FEPA at the services. He will be called on to give this report
at the next VTE Pilots meeting.
9. Th-, Board was 'briefed on the Dave Bronauh case by Jess Harkham.
A. The Board felt the Bronauc;h case had merit as far as legal
recourse was concerned.
B. The Board agreed that the legal expenses could not be covered
under the Constitution and By-Laws of FEPA.
C. That a fund be started to cover the legal expenses by donations
from individual pilots of the Association.
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10. The Stensloff Grievance Case was discussed.
A,
The VPFO denied the adjust:lent of F/0 ,tensloff seniority
number to reflect his original date of hire.
B. The Board feels that morally StenslofC's case has merit,
however the Board could not justify bringing this case to
the System Board of Adjustment because the period concerned
was prior to the FEPA working agreement and we have no legal
recourse under tne Agreement.
11. The Board congratulated Capt. J. Narkham on his work in the
Insurance field, and his excellent preparation of the various
grievances he has presented.
12. The nomination of a new IFALPA Representative was discussed.
A. The Board agreed it would be in the best interest of the
ssociation to keep the IFALPA Headquarters in Japan rather
than compromising our image with IFALPA by moving over IFALPA
Director to VT,
13, The Constitution was discussed and the area of elections in par-
ticular came under study.
A. It was agreed that a committee would be formed at each
station to review the Constitution and their recommendations
r7rviewod by the membership for a possible note on revisions
to the Constitution.
14. The Company's position of implementing the provisions of Sec 5,
B 16 was discussed.
A. The Board agreed that if this provision is adhered to ob-
jectively there could be no objection to its implomontation.
15. The Board discussed the VPFO's explanation of the remoVal of the
prior qualification restriction on the C130.
A. It was agreed that the new qualification requirements be
given to the Association in writing by the Company.
16. The Board discussed the use of FEPA pilots on competing carrier
aircraft while the concerned carrier pilots were on strike.
(i.e. World Airlines)
A. The Company was assured FHPA that they would confer with
the Association before entering' into any agreement with
striking carriers,
17. The Flying Safet7 Course at UOC was discussed and the Company's
position of refusing STO for this purpose in the case of Capt.
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A. The late request for STO authorization would if at all
Possible be avoided in the future.
18. The Board reviewed the Flight Time of all Company Supervisory
Pilots from January throu,-;h June.
A. No discrepancies were noted from Contraetural Agreements.
19. The 71-51 Displacement was discussed.
A. In the area of mutually agreed transfeFs, if the pilots co:
corned get written waivers from all pilots between the
senior affected and the junior affected pilot and the Com-
pany agrees to the transfer the Association has no object:
if Bid Displace notification limits are observed.
20. Capt. Cockrell solicited comments from all pilots who have
attended U.J.C. Safety & accident Courses to be forwarded to
other members of IF:1LPA for their consideration on request of
IFALPA Headquarters.
21. The memento for Ralph Adams retirement was approved and purch
by the Board. The Board atgreed on a lifetime membership in
for Capt. Adams .3.1so.
22. Yokota requestedthe VTE Chapter filin�; system procedures be
adapted for standardization purposes.
A. It was agreed that VTL Secretary would provide this infor-
mation to Yokota.
23. The wage price freeze was discussed in reference to the VPFO's
letter to the Association on this matter.
A. The Association feels the Company has based its contract
prices on the periodic ide,e increased and these increases
are reflected in contract cost, therefore the Company stand;
to benefit by the freeze on these increases.
B. The Association feels this money should be returned to the
Customer.
24. Capt. Markham requested clarification on expenses incurred in ee
performance of his duties as Insurance Representative and Gri
vance Chairman.
A. It was a;]reed that expenses are to be determined on an Ad basis
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basis at the FEPA per diem rate outlined in the FHPA accol;e.
in manual.
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. The Company's position on the furlou;hin of Senior Pilots
around the Junior C130 F/O's alleL,edly is based on a misinterpreta-
tion of Sec. 11 Par. 11, concerning biddin and up.srading exceptions
to Seniority. If Sec 11 Par 11 was intended to cover all cor17
ditions of seniority, in,d not just biddin,s; or upc;radinq that Sec 11
pertins to, the Par would hnve been inserted in jec 10, which
defines the conditions or ;._;eniority.
Par 11 concerns it self only with assignment, the word assign-
ment or assiznad is used in every sentence of the Paragraph. It is
obviously the intent that this paragraph covers. only the assignment
of pilots out of seniority. It was never the intent that this
para:raph on e::ceptions to bidding and upgrading would also apply
to Sec 12 Displacement a FurlouL;h.
The principal behind Sec 11 Par 11 is understood and appreciated
by the Pilots /Lssociation. Unfortunately the principal has been
disrearded too often in past assinments to special projects.
Personal referrals by Chief Pilots or Pilots connected with the
projects concerned have been given consideration over c:ualifications
or seniority. The animosity that this has created between the
Company and the pilot [;roup is not likely to fade away with time
like some unpleasant decisions, because the pilots are faced with
these inequaties every day they perform their fliht duties, along
side the special project pilots who are flyin better equipment
with hic;her pay, and often more desirable workiniT conditions.
The Association has tried repeatedly to convince management
that these assic.7nments of very junior and in some cases poorly cuali-
Lied pilots is not in the Company's or the Association's interests.
The recent assurance that this will no lonTser be condoned, and qua-
lifications and seniority will (T,overn these assiznments in the
future, now loses it's objectivity when the old inequities are com-
pounded, and senior pilots are to be furloughed around the favored
junior special poject pilots.
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