5.30.08

InfoReps,

A message from the Negotiating Team:

On May 28, American launched the APFA portion of their negotiations website. This is their blatant attempt to negotiate directly with the membership and was not unexpected as they had already created similar sections for their talks with APA and TWU. APFA requests members not visit this website but rather obtain the facts directly from your Negotiating Team via the www.apfa.org website, hotlines and Skyword. The Negotiating Team is working on a redesign of the negotiations portion of our website and hotlines. The goal is to be your only source for the most reliable and current negotiations information.

To date there is little news to report beyond our first meeting with the company which we referenced in the InfoRep and regular hotlines earlier this month. This meeting was called to introduce the respective teams and set ground rules and schedules. Our exchange of openers with the company, and the face to face talks, will begin on June 10. The openers are being prepared based on the results from the membership survey in February as well as your calls and emails. The Negotiating Team will report to you after the meeting or sooner should information warrant.

STAY UNIFIED – STAY INFORMED
Jeff Pharr
InfoRep Steering Committee Member