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All Members of ALPA Board
of Directors - 2

August 15, 1948

"WHEREAS the work of the Interim Retirement Committee took all possible actions to complete and expedite the drafting and introduction of a pilots' retirement bill in the 2nd session of the 80th Congress;

"WHEREAS, during the first part of 1948, a certain amount of correspondence was received at Headquarters from certain chairmen and members of ALPA, reflecting a critical note of the retirement plan that had been created by Convention Resolution File No. 118 and the Interim Retirement Committee, and approved by ALPA's Board of Directors, which criticism was of sufficient magnitude to cause Headquarters to place the matter on the agenda for the third Executive Board meeting, which is currently in session;

"WHEREAS the third Executive Board meeting has examined into the problem of formulating and securing- the passage of a pilots' Retirement Act and all the work of the Interim Retirement Committee and has expressed an approval thereof except that the third Executive Board meeting was of the opinion that in an issue as far-reaching and deep-rooted as a retirement plan for all air line pilots that the membership should be afforded an opportunity- to more closely examine into the matter and individually express their approval or disapproval of the plan;

"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Executive Board recommends to the Board of Directors of the Air Line Pilots Association that a membership vote of all the ALPA members in good standing be taken by Headquarters to approve or disapprove the Air Line Pilots' Retirement Bill, and moreover, that the approval of such plan shall constitute and be the ratification and approval of the Air Line Pilots Association and all the members of the said Air Line Pilots' Retirement Bill for every and all purposes including the ALPA efforts to secure the passage thereof at a time deemed most appropriate by the Interim Retirement Committee and Headquarters;

"AND BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER THAT before such vote of the members is taken that the Interim Retirement Committee shall have the opportunity to inform the members by correspondence and personal contacts of the contents of the bill and all the parts thereof prior or during the time that the membership vote is taken;

"AND BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Air Line Pilots' Retirement Bill be approved with the added condition that reasonable legislating tolerances be permitted in presenting the bill to Congress and ALPA's efforts to secure its passage."

The attached ballot is principally for the purpose of voting on the question of whether or not the Air Line Pilots' Retirement Bill, which is now rapidly nearing completion, should, when completed, be submitted to the membership for approval or disapproval under the