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-8- To All Active ALPA Members January 26, 1948 The number of cases taken care of without hearings was 478. The total number of cases carried over into 1948 is 397. Various degrees of success were achieved in many CAA license revocation cases. These types of cases are prone to drag out endlessly, necessitating careful and continuous watching. The overall number of license revocation cases will reflect a clean-cut picture of this part of APLA's activities. The Association's activities generally are far more extensive than is commonly realized by the average member. Grievance and license revocation cases are a part of ALPA's work that is a "must" and requires the most careful and painstaking attention at all times. Each case must be prepared with the same care as a court case for the reason that the livelihood of a member and his family is something that can't be trifled with. All these grievances and license revocation matters are handled by Headquarters' Grievance and Conciliation Department. For a member of ALPA in good standing, in trouble, it is a mighty reassuring feeling to be able to immediately step under the protecting wing of experienced Headquarters' attorneys from APLA's Grievance and Conciliation Department, carefully trained to do everything possible to save a member's job or the license on which his livelihood depends, and to see that he gets a square deal. The only exceptions are drinking and smuggling. Headquarters will have no part of these kinds of cases. With this kind of protection, and ALPA member can walk with his head up and not be cowed into subservient submission by fear and apprehension caused by the constant threat of unfair actions and discharge at the whim of certain arrogant officials, as was the case before ALPA came into being. A typical example of the effectiveness of ALPA's grievance procedure is the handling and outcome of the so-called Ardmore mass screening discharge cases on American Airlines. This company, on March 17, 1947, started a mass screening of its pilots in violation of the AA agreement. According to reports, they intended to release approximately 20% of all the AA pilots. Headquarters took immediate action and arrested the move. Before the move was slowed down and halted, 8 pilots were discharged. Seven filed for hearings. Two AA councils, Nos. 35 and 40, filed group grievances, protesting the entire procedure as being a violation of the agreement. These cases were fought all the way through the grievance machinery in the AA agreement and were finally placed in the hands of the National Mediation Board and ended in re-instatement of all seven of the eight discharged AA pilots. They were settled finally by a "Special Pilot Committee." What would have happened in this case without the quick and effective action of the Association? 3. 1947 AIR SAFETY ACTIVITIES OF THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION This is, in itself, such and extensive subject it would take volumes to describe. The record of crashes for 1947 stands as follows: There have been 11 major air line accidents. They are: | Air Line | Date of Accident | Place | ALPA Crew Members | Passengers | TOTAL KILLED | | EAL | 1-12-47 | Galax, Va. | 2 | 16 | - | | Delta | 4-22-27 | Columbus, Ga. | 1 | 8 | - | | TWA | 5-11-47 | Cape May, N. J. | 2 | 2 | - | | UAL | 5-29-47 | LaGuardia Field, N.Y. | 1 | 42 | - | | EAL | 5-30-47 | Pt. Deposit, Md. | 2 | 51 | - | | PCA | 6-13-47 | Leesburg, Va. | 2 | 48 | - | | PAA | 6-18-47 | Meyadine, Syria | 2 | 13 | - | | AA | 8-8-47 | LaGuardia Field, N.Y. | 2 | 1 | - | | UAL | 10-24-47 | Bryce Canyon, Utah *Includes 1 ALPA employee | 2 | 50* | - | | PAA | 10-26-47 | Annette, Alaska | 2 | 16 | - | | TWA | 11-18-47 | Newcastle, Delaware | 3 | 2 | | - | - | - | - | - | 21 249 |
