Trustee Update : 2020-05-07

IAP LOCAL 2750 TRUSTEE UPDATE

May 7, 2020

Dear Local 2750 Members,

I am happy to announce that yesterday we formally signed an agreement (LOA) which gives all of our pilots a 10% increase in pay rates. This increase became effective on the pay period which began on May 1, 2020. I am attaching the signed version of the LOA, which we have posted on the Local 2750 website.

Local 2750 verbally agreed to the raise back on Thursday April 30, 2020, but due to the company’s desire for confidentiality we agreed to keep the news quiet for a short period of time. The company explained to us that due to the “quiet period” they interpreted they were under, they could not make the raise public and asked that we at 2750 and the Southern Air leadership at Local 1224 do the same. The quiet period before earnings stretched from the end of the quarter (March 31, 2020) until the date on which corporate earnings are officially announced (May 7, 2020). 

Unfortunately, the Southern Air leadership and Local 1224 openly discussed the message and even put out an official blast mail to all of its members describing the terms of the agreement. This created much confusion amongst our members, as pilots outside of our airline knew about the news before many of our pilots did. This was truly unfortunate and should never have happened.  

As most of you already know, one of the most important aspects in any relationship, and especially in negotiations, is trust. In order to gain and keep trust, you must earn it with your actions and the tone that you set. We must, and always will, keep our word and keep that trust so we can be effective for all of you in our dealings with the company. Therefore, despite the fact that the news was publicized, myself and the ExCo decided to keep to our word and not publish anything official relating to this agreement. I did however, as is our rule, inform all ExCo members and company executives, and if they were asked, my colleagues on the Local 2750 ExCo would truthfully answer all questions regarding the agreement. The company agreed this was an unfortunate situation and they understood and agreed with our position. I am sorry about the confusion you all experienced, however I think you understand the position with which we were faced.

In Solidarity,

Bob Kirchner
IAP Local 2750 Trustee