Managers use intimidation, aggressive interrogation tactics
to silence Union's voice
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Labor relations at
Columbus-based fractional air
carrier NetJets continue to disintegrate according to the NetJets
Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), the independent
pilot union representing the 3,400-plus pilots who fly in the
service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company
(NYSE: BRK).
NetJets executives seem more interested in
exacting a pound of flesh than accepting our olive branch.
The Union said the company reached a new low earlier this week
when its managers singled out an elected NJASAP official for a
disciplinary investigation over lawful union picketing in the past,
probing into internal union affairs. The Union views this as
retaliation and intimidation. The parties had recently signed a
five-year collective bargaining agreement, following a contentious
labor dispute during which NJASAP members engaged in informational
picketing and other demonstrations – as is their legal right to do
– to focus public attention on the dispute.
"Even in the best of circumstances, collective bargaining can
prove a very fraught moment, but negotiations are now behind us,"
NJASAP President Capt. Pedro Leroux
said, emphasizing the parties should be working together to
position the Fractional for even greater things. "It is time to put
emotion aside and to pour our focus into capitalizing on the
unprecedented demand for our product." He continued, "Regrettably,
management seems more interested in exacting a pound of flesh than
accepting the olive branch we have extended on several occasions in
recent months."
During a three-hour meeting this past Tuesday morning, NJASAP
Vice President Capt. Paulette
Gilbert, a 23-year NetJets employee with an unblemished
professional record, was interrogated and repeatedly asked for
details about various matters, including the Union's lawful and
protected activities conducted by the Union's strategy group. The
NJASAP Executive Board views this as a direct attack on the Union,
its members and elected officials. "We will not allow this effort
to bully and to intimidate Union leaders to go unanswered," Leroux
said.
"As the Union Vice President, Paulette's advocacy was essential
to our effort to secure a $1.6B
increase in the value of our contract," Leroux said. "We will stand
shoulder-to-shoulder with our colleague."
About NJASAP Founded in 2008 as an independent labor
advocate, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots
(NJASAP) represents the professional interests of the 3,400-plus
pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. For more information, please visit
our websites, www.GenuineQS.com, and www.njasap.com, or find
us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/njasap,
Instagram, www.instagram.com/njasap, and
Twitter, @njasap.
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SOURCE NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots
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