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AMAZING CHAPTERS---No. 2
We've heard much in the past about the cause of the TWA strike. The air line pilots and their organization have been the recipients of much abusive comment emanating from the pages of the air line subsidized press and columnists who write merely to be writing for pay, the facts being completely secondary, irrelevant and unimportant. Abuse and venom spouted even from company-inspired pickets who walked in front of private homes and hotels condemning and accusing ALPA of being the cause of the TWA strike and all the evils of any and every character that befell the company. Crank mail even went so far as to suggest that strikers and their representatives be hung. Yes, such people live in this our "America."
Now let's read some amazing chapters of truth. Here are excerpts from a report dated February 15, 1947, from Civil Aeronautics Board Public Councils James L. Highsaw, Jr., and Gabriel J. Batavia, Docket No. 2603. Agreements CAB Nos. 738 and 739, relating to the establishment and operation of an Airlines Negotiating Conference:
"EVENTS FROM JUNE, 1945, TO JULY, 1946, ESTABLISHED THE FACT THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN NO STRIKE ON TWA IN OCTOBER, 1946, HAD THE COMMITTEE NOT ENTERED THE PICTURE. THESE EVENTS ARE SET FORTH IN FULL IN APPENDIX II."
The word "events" in the foregoing quote refers to everything that happened between June, 1945, and July, 1946, in ALPA's attempts to negotiate and conclude agreements with air carrier companies covering their new, larger, and faster equipment. The word "Committee" means the Air Transport Association's Airlines Negotiating Committee. 
Stop and contemplate for a moment on the significance of this of this quoted paragraph and then reflect on how little publicity it received and how little was said about it by the ones who were so critical of the TWA pilots and ALPA who were forced to strike after pursuing every conceivable avenue of possible settlement provided in the Railway Labor Act and many many other avenues without success. 
The report of Public Counsels Highsaw and Batavia goes on to state:
"With respect to the TWA and ALPA wage dispute, the Emergency Board found specifically that a meeting of the parties to agree on arbitration could not be held because 'there was maneuvering to get the arbitration to cover all of them' (i.e., an industry-wide four-engine settlement)."
In this part of the report, read and mediate on the following: "there was maneuvering to get the arbitration to cover all of them (i.e., and industry-wide four-engine settlement)." "Maneuvering" is a mild term for it. The air line pilots have another name for this type of skulduggery, but the dignity of their publication will not permit its being published. 
In the "Aviation News" the following paragraphs appeared: 
"In their recommendations, Public Counsel have many unkind words to say about the air lines and none about ALPA. According to the report, the negotiating committee was 'opposed to genuine single carrier bargaining' and 'made no efforts to settle the differences existing between it and the ALPA.'
"The report attacks individually air line officials on the Airlines Negotiating Committee as well as Committee staff members. The former are alleged to know nothing of labor problems on any air line except their own, and the latter are said to be too inexperienced to contribute anything to air line labor negotiations."
Some amazing chapters have been written by Father Time in the yet thin history book of of air line development. But none are more startling, more amazing nor more revealing than those that stand out in this editorial, clear, straight and true. In all situations, no matter how long and involved and how devious human efforts become, there is no escape from the day of reckoning. In this situation this day has arrived. ALPA has repeatedly charged that the real cause of the TWA strike was the devious maneuvering and scheming of the Air Transport Association's Airlines Negotiating Committee. Now CAB Public Counsels Highsaw and Batavia say in effect and unmistakably clear that there is no question that the Airlines Negotiating Committee was the cause of the TWA strike. 
Yes, while making observations and clearing records, let's take another look at the open book and see what old Father Time has written therein on still another page. The Airlines Negotiating Committee is chairmaned by the president of American Airlines, a direct competitor of TWA. TWA's president is no longer there. He is the victim of a forced resignation. There have been no resignations on American Airlines of anyone in the president's department. 
Lest we bore you, let it again be stated that Public Counsels Highsaw and Batavia said in their February 15, 1947, report that:
"EVENTS FROM JUNE, 1945, TO JULY 1946, ESTABLISHED THE FACT THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN NO STRIKE ON TWA IN OCTOBER, 1946, HAD THE COMMITTEE NOT ENTERED THE PICTURE."
Appropos ending words are those of Omar Khyam who wrote centuries ago:

"The Moving Finger writes; and having written, 
Moves on: Nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a line,
Not all your Tears wash out a Word."

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News Notes From the Councils

Those Blankety-Blank Islands

By T. J. JOHNSON
Council No.66, C&S
Memphis, Tenn.

The election of chairman and councilmen took place several weeks ago and the new members have buckled down for a year of hard work. Bob Siman relinquished his seat to Jack Hoffman, but has retained a spot as councilman. We are all glad of this as Bob's opinions are highly regarded and he is always on hand when needed. We have had two meetings since Jack Hoffman has taken over and he has taken to the gavel in a very able manner. 

Rowe Davidson turned over his seat as chairman of Council No. 48 to Tom Bridges. Tom was also elected to the master chairmanship of our three councils. We want to take this opportunity to thank Rowe Davidson and Bob Siman for their time and effort spent in our interest in the past year.

The new Caribbean Council No. 74 was formed with Charlie Quinn as chairman and Fred Dykes as copilot representative. This council is still very small as our operations in that area are limited to Havana. We hope the addition to our new Caribbean routes will soon be opened, and Council No. 74 will grow to a number which will far exceed our present expectations.

United We Stand

Our new master chairman and chairmen have a very big and extremely important job. Let us remember they are giving much of their own time in our interest, so we must cooperate with them in every way possible. Save ideas or squawks for the monthly meetings.

The outlook for getting our San Juan and Caracus runs into operation isn't very encouraging. The CAB has temporarily suspended or routes beyond Havana.

We have been doing well on our New Orleans-Havana run which has been in operation for some time. The pilots flying the Havana run are Charlie Quinn, Jim Benedict, Ben Catlin, and Pat Gossett, who also takes time out from his regular Houston-Memphis run to fly reserve. Tom Bridges and Gene Croft are qualified but at present are flying a DC-4 run from New Orleans to Chicago. The copilots on the Havana run are Fred Dykes, Les Akins and Don Young.

Steward Hopkins and your truly have just returned from our yearly two weeks active duty cruise with the Navy.

States-side Meat

I took a trip over my old routes in the Pacific going to Shanghai via Honolulu, Johnston Island, Kwj, Guam, and Okinawa. Those hell-hole islands haven't improved any since the war ended, and, as far as I am concerned, they can keep them. During the war, they did an excellent job of keeping the mosquitos under control at Guam. Now it seems the mosquitos have the upper hand. My night at Guam without a net over my bunk is something I'm going to remember for a long time. I think the Guam mosquitos found out there was some fresh states-side meat on board because they really congregated in my Quonset hut, and I haven't yet gained back the weight I lost that night.

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Fly American
"We're going to have to discontinue sky-writing with our passenger planes-the customers are complaining of excessive roughness!"

Thus comes to a close the most "amazing chapters" yet recorded in Time's yet thin history book of air line transportation company-pilot relations, and the light of day shines through once again on things which would be unbelieved had they been left unrevealed.
- David L. Behncke 

In Constant Memorium
"To fly West my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check."
Active Duty Air Corps
Allen, K. N.--AA; Beadles, Eugene C.-- UAL; Berger, H. A.--UAL; Bowen, W. S.--EAL; Canton, C. E.--EAL; Charleton, H. T.--AA; Darby, James E.--C&SAL; Davis, Wm. E. -- Continetal; Duke, Albert B.--EAL; Folkers, Harlod J. -- Braniff; Greenlee, Robert L. -- UAL; Herndon, Thomas--UAL; Jackson, Walter -- TWA; McDowell, H. C. -- UAL; Mitchell, Hewitt F.--Colonial; Mestoller, Charles--EAL; Nage;, John--Mid-Continent; Nelson, Franklin S.--WAL; Peterson, Warren -- TWA; Roth, Paul F. -- EAL; Shafer, George H. -- TWA; Skelly, H. J.--AA; Trewek, J. M.--AA.
Active Duty Naval Reserve
Jones, John Paul--EAL; Knudson, Max -- TWA; Roscoe, Thomas M. -- EAL; Sparboe, Jerome H. -- NW; Williams, Roy W.--EAL.
Active Duty Marine Corps
Kimball, Walter F.--TWA.
Active
Accidental
Adams, John B.--UAL; Anderson, Lloyd--UAL; Andert, Paul A.--UAL; Antonio, S. B.--PCA; *Bamberger, T. L.--TWA. Barrett, Joseph C., JR. -- PAA; Barron, John M., Jr.--AA; Bates, Clarence F.--NW; Bethel. A. T.--TWA; Beindorf, C. R. -- UAL; Bickford, L. A. -- Panagra; Bigelow, Ed. -- UAL; Bliven, L. H. -- NWA; Blom. Edwin W. -- UAL; Begen, W. L. -- WAE; Bohnet, Frederick L. -- TWA; Belton, Harvey F.--TWA; Bontrager; C. M.--UAL; Berchers, Adrian--PAA; Bowen, J. E. -- TWA; Bowen, Lewis L. -- BA; Brandon, James L. -- UAL; *Brand, W. J. -- AA; Briggs, Francis W.--AA; *Brigman, R. M.--AA: Broghton, D. E.--UAL; Brown, D. W.-- W. C. -- PAA; Brunk, Paul S. -- PAA; Bucher, C. L.--PAA; *Bucklin, Fred-- PCA: *Bullis, R. L.--PAA; Burks, J. A.--UAL.
Carpenter, Bayard A.--AA; Chamberlain, Cassius B.--NW; Christian, I. J., Jr.--NWA; Clark, F. N.--Continental; Clayton R. C. -- C&S; Cohn, Hanley G. -- WAS; Cole, D. C.--UAL; Cooper, D. I.--AA; Cope, Alonzo -- Marine Airways; *Cox, Floyd--Ludington.
Dace, Frank E.--WAL; Dally, Benjamin H.--TWA-ICD; Davis, Allred W.--UAL; Davis, Douglas--EAL; Decesare, Frank-- Panagral De Cesaro, Joseph G.--UAL; Diltz, H. C.--TWA; Dietz, Stuart G.--EAL; Dietze, R. H. -- AA; Dixon, Andrew, Jr. -- DAL; Dryer, Dale F. -- AA; Dunn, S. M.--Panagra; Dyjak, R. J.--NWA. 
Eitner, R. G.--AA; Elzey, Robert M.-- PAA; *Enger, G. E.--NWA.
Fey, Howard--UAL; Fields, Glenn T.--AA; *Fisher, John F.--NW; Fortner, W. F.--EAL; Fuller, Ray E.--AA, Gambee, H. T.--TWA; Gay, R.--AA; Gardner, Gorden W. -- Panagra; Gentry, J. N.--PAA; George, Hal--TWA; *Gill, D. N.--TWA-ICD; Gillette, Morgan A.--TWA; Golden, Glenn--AA; Gower, Vernon I.--DAL; Grover, R. Boyd--UAL. Hald, Arthur A. -- NW; Hale, S. H. -- EAL; Hallgren, W. A.--AA; Hart, John F. -- NW; Hedenquist, W. A. -- TWA; Herndon, J. T. -- UAL; Hill, George W.--AA; Holbrook, Clyde M.--AA; Holsenbeck, W. M.--PAA; Holstrom, A. E.--TWA; Howell, P. P.--TWA; Hunt, E.--TWA; Howell, P. P.--TWA; Hunt, E.--AA -- Inman, Rodger R. -- TWA-ICD; Inman, W. B. -- EAL; Ireland, Baxter L. -- Continental; Jackson, W. -- TWA; Jameiller, Stanley E. -- CAL; Jamieson, W. L.--EAL; Jones, H. H.--PCA; Jones, Lloyd E. -- UAL; Jesselyn, JOhn--PCA; *Jones, W.H.--UAL; Judd, O. K.--PAA. *Kelley, R. A., Jr.--EAL; Kelsey, H. J.--AA; Kincanon, Ted N.--AA; King, G. B.--PAA; King J. O.-- EAL; Kemdat, A. C.--EAL; Kreeger, J. H.--PAA. .. .
Lamb. Charles S.--UAL; Lewis, Harry C.-- TWA; Livermore, Joe -- NW. Loeffier, Edward J. -- WAL; Lucas, AI -- WAS; Lucas, Verne--Ludington; Lynn, John B.--C&SAL.
McAfee, Willam--PAA; McCauley, J. R. -- AA; *McLaughlin, J. J. --AA; McMickle, Harold--Panagra; Majors, R. R.--AA; Mallick, Forrest E.--UAL; Mamer, Nick B.--NW; Marshal, Gerald V--AA; Merrifield, Austin S.--UAL; Martin, Karl R.--NWA; Miller, B. D.--AA Colonial; *Miner, Willard H. -- UAL; Mitchell, J. W., Jr. -- EAL; Montee, Ralph--TWA; Mentijo, John G. -- VAT; Morgan, H. R. -- TWA; Morgan, H. W.--PAA; Mossman, Russell C.--C&SAL. Nen. Harold--UAL; Nee, Earl I --TWA; Nerby, Raymond B. -- NW; Nordbeck, H. T.--NEA.
*Obri, Fred--PAA; *O'Brien, W. E.--PCA; Odell, M. T.--AA; *Olsen, Kenneth S.--NW; *Onsgard, Alden--NWA; Owens, Clifford P.--WAE.
Parker, A. N.--TWA-ICD; Paschal. A.--PAA; Pedley, Charles F.--AA; Perry, J. A.--EAL; Person, Addison G.--PAA; Pickup, Christopher V.--UAL; Pielemeier, Harold E. -- AA; Potter, Norman W. --UAL; Proebstle, R. -- NWA; Pursley, C.H.--Panagra.
Quale, R. J.--AA.
Radoll, R. W.--UAL; Raley, R. J.--NW; *Repack, W. T.--PCA; *Rhew, Jesse N.--C&S; Riggs, Russell S.--AA; Robbins, Wm. J. B.--AA; Rose, John A.--KLM; Rousch, Chas, W.--NW; Rust, F. H.--AA. Sallsbury, Hervey M. -- TWA; Sandblom, J. V.--CP; Sandegren, Thomas E.--UAL; Sauceda, J. M.--PAA; Scott, P. T. W.--TWA; Scott, Phillip C.--UAL; Screggins, Lowell V. -- PCA; Shank, Eugene S. --NWA; Sharpnack, J. W.--UAL; Sheets, Don K.--Panagra; Sherwood, George C.--WAE; Smith, G. E.--TWA; Smoot, C. H.--Braniff; Snowden, J. P.--TWA; STiller, Harry A.--AA; J. E. Stroud--AA; Supple, Robert E.--Panagra.
Tarrant, Harold R. -- UAL; Terletzky, Leo---PAA; Thomas, L. E. -- EAL; Thompson, A. R.--UAL; *Turbyne, Robert--Panagra.
Underwood Sanford L.--AA.
Vance, Claire K. -- UAL; Vanderbusch, R. E.--NWA.
Wagar, G. K.--UAL; Waldron, Joe--AA; Walker, M. A. -- PAA; Wallace, Clyde W.--TWA; *Wasil, Nicholas A.--TWA; Watkins, E. C.--AA; Weatherdon, Edwin--AA; West, F. W.--NW; Whidden, R. G.--NEA; Wieselmayer, Otto--PAA; WIlson, W. C.--AA: WIlliams, Wayne C.--TWA; Williamson, P. B.--EAL; Werthen, J. A.--WW; *Wright, J. S.--TWA.
Young, George E.--UAL.
Zeier, Carl F.--C&SAL.
Natural
Blemgren, Lloyd I.--AA; Chiappino, L. J., TWA-ICD; Cochran, Robert M. --UAL; Colton, Ray--UAL; Currier, C. L. -- TWA; Fife, John A. -- CA: *Gambee, Harley T. -- TWA; Gilbert, Paul L. --PAA; Hohag, R. J.--NW; Jamieson, Leland S.--EAL; Jaster, Frank B.--EAL; Knight, J. H.--UAL; Little, R. J.--AA; Maguire, R. C.--AA; McConaughey, Iram,--AA; Peterson, J. M.--NWA; Phelps, Henry T. --PAA; Schier, Tip-Delta; Swanson, Axel--AA; Taylor, V. W. --NWA; Wittenberg, F. E.--UAL.
Inactive
Anderline, Franl W.; Ashford, Ted; Barr, Julius; Brown W. Craig; Burford, Dean W.; Caldwell, G. Q.; Drayton, Chas. M.; Fisher, Alfre O. F.; Hulsman, Herbert W.; Hunter, Lewis W.; Leak, E. L.; Jackson, L. A.; Judy, H. R.; Kerwin, J. J.; McMarkin, Richard A.; Mills, Arthur; Mitchell, R. L.; Neyes, Dewey L.; O'Brien, Forrest E.; Ormsbee, F.; Riddle, Glenn L.; Roulstone, J. J.; Rousch, Usher E.; Shelton, Boyd M.; Squire, J. P. L.; Stark, Howard C.; Tinkle, Howard A.; Stark, Howard C.; Tinkle, Howard A.; Van Alstyne, high, Jr; Veblen, E. H.; Walbridge, Donald C.; Warner, Roy; Wheaton, Harold H.; Whittemore, Fred E.; Wolf, John F.; Willey, Sidney L.; Zimmerman, Harry J.
Waiting List
Brock, Wm. S.; Clark W. H.; Kiser Daniel; Langmack, David F.
Unemployed
Downs, Lloyd; Hays, George L.; Keadle, Floyd E.; Miner, R. I.; Rhiner, L. R.
Honorary
Brisbane, Arthur; Greene, Dr. Ralph; Kelly, Hon. Clyde; Rogers, Will.
*Apprentice Member

April, 1947       THE AIR LINE PILOT       Three
It's Ocean-to-Ocean Commuting!
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Last year's drawing board dream plane, the Douglas DC-6, which outstrips all of its big plane predecessors in speed, size, and passenger comfort, spread its wings this month as the latest super luxury air liner and forerunner of nonstop "breakfast to supper" coast-to-coast air travel. Above: Donald W. Douglas, president of Douglas Aircraft Company, presents the new 300-mile-an-hour planes to American Airlines and United Air Lines at dedication ceremonies on March 28 at Clover Field, Santa Monica, Calif. The following day one of UAL's DC-6's broke the exostong Los Angeles to New York transport record, flying the 2,474 miles via the great circle route in 6 hours, 47 minutes and 13 seconds at an average speed of 364 miles an hour and a top speed of 474 miles an hour. In size as well as speed, the DC-6 now leads the field. The gross take-off weight of the record shattering "Mainliner 300" was 88,875 pounds with a 25,400 pound (4,233 gallons) fuel load. Both UAL and AA have several hundred pilots trained to take over the controls of the DC-6's for commercial operations.
Two-Step Finale
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which the TWA pilots were forced to take their now historic strike to take their now historic strike vote, and the wisdom of Association policy integrated at the time is reflected in the employment agreement making strides which have subsequently been made since the turning of the year. 
With the problems of the larger, faster, and more productive equipment and international operations largely solved and negotiations again being carried on on an individual company basis, a policy which now has the implied backing of the National Mediation Board, all ALPA employment agreement negotiations are now proceeding according to schedule.
Final Signing on AA
ALPA's Employment Agreement Department was particularly active during the month of April. April 18 marked the signing of the new amended AA pilots' agreement. The signing of this agreement this day by President Behncke in the Plymouth Hotel in New York ended one of the longest and most evolved employment agreement negotiations in the history of ALPA. Two National Mediation Board cases were involved. They were commonly referred to as AA NMB Case A-2231 covering rates of compensation for Douglas Skymaster C-54 E equipment; and the other case was AA NMB case A-2423 covering DC-3 rates of compensation.
These negotiations were first initiated on November 30, 1945, when ALPA wrote the company a letter asking for conferences under provision of Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act. Since that time, they went the full route of direct negotiation, and mediation and Case A-2423 was even put through defunct arbitration proceedings by the confused TWA Emergency Board. These cases were delayed and confused by the ATA's Airlines Negotiating Conference. All the strange, worrisome and laborious turns and twists that slowly brought the AA negotiations to their final conclusion would consume volumes to describe. Suffice it to say that it was a long struggle, made needlessly difficult to amend the AA pilots' employment agreement, which finally ended what might be described as a two-step finale.
On March 24, an amendment was signed to the AA Pilots' Employment Agreement covering principally rates of compensation of the AA pilots and co-pilots. The signing of this amendment was done correlativelt with the signing of a National Mediation Board mediation agreement resolving AA NMB Cases A-2231 and A-2423.
Mediator J. J. Noonan, a veteran conciliator of the National Mediation Board, achieved next to the impossible in bringing about the settlement of these cases. He deserves high praise and commendation for the great amount of difficult and extremely tedious work he accomplished in connection with these cases and to bring them to a final and successful conclusion. 
Further Negotiations
Following the signing of the March 24 amendment with AA there was further negotiation with the company to revise by mutual agreement and rearrange certain sections of the pilots' working agreement as amended. This was an extensive task and consumed nine days of conferences. The first of these conferences extended from March 25 to March 28, inclusive, and the second from April 14 to April 18, inclusive. Finally on April 18, a completed AA Pilots' Employment Agreement was signed in New York which ended one of the longest and most hectic series of employment agreement sessions that ALPA has yet experienced.
During the final conferences on AA, the pilots were represented by W. H. Proctor, chairman of Local Council No. 39, AA-Chicago; C. S. McCall, chairman of Local Council No. 19, AA-Southern; Gus Konz, chairman of Local Council No. 22, AA-New York; R. J. Lyons, copilot representative of Local Council No.
JUST 14 DAYS
22, AA-New York, and K. J. Ulrich of ALPA's Employment Agreement Department. Speaking for the company were L. J. Robinson, Director of Labor Relations; O. O. Wilson, Assistant to Director of Flight; Tallman Boyd, Assistant Flight Superintendent; W. W. Braznell, Flight Director, and E. W. Goulard of the Airlines Negotiating Conference.
EAL Agreement Signed
On the heels of the conclusion of the long, drawn-out employment agreement amending conferences on AA came the rapid-fire and quickly concluded employment agreement amending negotiations with Eastern Air Lines. These conferences covered the same scope relating to rates of compensation, rules and working conditions for the EAL pilots as the long drawn-out hectic and involved negotiations covered for the AA pilots. The time involved and progress made contrasted sharply with negotiations on AA. The principal difference was the difference in the labor relations policies of the two companies. One good and the other not so good. These conferences got under way in earnest on March 11. The first series of conferences extended from March 11 to March 14, inclusive; the second from March 21 to March 23, inclusive; the third from April 3 to April 5, inclusive; and the next from April 15 through April 18, making a total of 14 days of negotiating.
The problems that faced EAL negotiations, both company and pilot, were extensive and involved, covering the many needed changes in the company's pilots' employment agreement.
The company was represented by S. L. Shannon, vice-president of operations, E. W. Goulard, L. P. Morrison and J. H. Halliburton. The pilots had an exceptionally large negotiating committee composed of Chairman S. R. Parkinson, E. J. Bechtold, G. M. Sheridan, and J. E. Wood, of Local Council No. 51, EAL-New York; B. R. Hall, L. E. Place, and W. T. Babitt, of Local Council No. 18, EAL-Miami; Pete Brewster and Chairman P. J. Hudson and B. F. Hamner, of Local Council No. 7, EAL-Atlanta; V. A. Peterson, of Local Council No. 60, EAL-New Orleans; Chairman T. J. Rovall, of Local Council No. 59, EAL-Jacksonville; and Chairman C. A. Gregson and W. H. Jones, of Local Council No. 72, EAL-Boston. ALPA headquarters was represented by President Behncke who acted as the chief spokesman for the EAL pilot conferees, and R. L. Oakman, ALPA's statistician.
It was felt at first that the committee would be unwieldy and progress would be slowed. Experience proved that it wasn't the case. The pilot conferees
Pilot's Negotiating Committee
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The United Air Lines pilots' negotiating conferees which met with the company in Chicago during April. (Seated, l. to r.): S. J. Nelson, chairman, of Local Council No. 34, UAL-San Francisco; J. C. Christie, of ALPA Employment Agreement Department; R. L. Spickelmier, of Local Council No. 33, UAL-Denver; J. G. Murray, of Local Council No. 12, UAL-Chicago. (Standing, l. to r.): Clayton Stiles, chairman, of Local Council No. 52, UAL-New York; R. D. McKillip, of Local Council No. 33, UAL-Denver; G. G. Jones, of Local Council No. 27, UAL-Seattle; V. M. Williams, of Local Council No. 12, UAL-Chicago.
worked efficiently and effectively and the cooperation evidenced in working with the Headquarters representatives was outstanding. The result was an agreement that, while certain parts of it could have been better, on the whole it was a job done both expeditiously and well.
AA, UAL, MEC's Meets
April was an outstanding month in employment agreement making accomplishments for ALPA. First came the signing of the AA Pilots' Employment Agreement on April 18; secondly, the EAL Pilots' Employment Agreement was signed on April 19; and thirdly, supplemental agreement with Colonial Airlines covering its Bermuda operation was signed on April 23. Copies of all these amended agreements have been sent to all ALPA chairmen and officers. Any ALPA member interested in perusing these documents, in whole or in part, can do so by contacting his chairman.
On April 9, 10 and 11, there was a meeting of the AA MEC at Headquarters to pass on the revised sections and rearrangement of the final draft on the agreement before beginning final conferences on April 14 with the company. (See picture on Page 7.)
Those attending were J. H. Burns of Local Council NO. 30, AA-Cleveland; H. W. Susott, of Local Council No. 62, AA-Tulsa; H. D. Schmidt, of Local Council No. 31, AA-Los Angeles; W. H. Proctor and F. A. Spencer, of Local Council No. 39, AA-Chicago; Gus Konz and J. R. Lvons, of Local Council No. 22, AA-New York; L. W. Yager, of Local Council No. 35, AA-Memphis; S. E, Pangborn, of Local Council No. 63, AA-St. Joseph; K. P. Sisk, of Local Council No. 50, AA-Nashville; R. S. Hardy of Local Council No. 19, AA-Ft. Worth.

On April 12, the UAL MEC met at Headquarters to make plans for their negotiations which took place on April 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 22. (See picture on this page.)

While signing of the Eastern Air Lines and the AA Agreements and the Colonial supplemental agreement high-lifted the month of April, negotiations were simultaneously being carried out on Delta Air Lines, Panagra (Pan American Grace Airways), United Air Lines, American Overseas Airlines and Braniff Airways, with the net result that all open agreements were in a state of normal progression.


Panagra Negotiations
The fourth of a series of direct negotiations for an amendment to the Panagra agreement was held in New York on April 2, 3, and 4, and April 7, 8, and 9, with the result that agreement was reached on many sections with the exception of the pay sections and foreign station living allowance. Failure to reach an agreement on these sections left the possibility that the services of the National Mediation Board may be requested.
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ASSEMBLY LINE TO AIR LINE

Nearly 16,000 persons jammed the confines of Santa Monica's Clover Field to witness the colorful dedication ceremonies that sent the new Douglas DC-6's from the assembly lines to the air lines, as the first of the new planes was presented to American Airlines and United Air Lines on March 28. In the extreme right foreground is J. A. Herlihy, vice-president of operations, UAL., engrossed in conversation with W. A. Patterson, UAL president, third from right facing the camera. C. R. Smith, chairman of the Board, of American Airlines, accepted the planes for his company. The entire proceedings, including a demonstration flight of the DC-6, were televised to the Los Angeles area over station KTLA.