1 00:00:07,782 --> 00:00:10,054 You're listening to fly by night. A podcast 2 00:00:10,113 --> 00:00:12,111 by Fedex Pilots for Fedex Pilots. 3 00:00:12,671 --> 00:00:14,589 Brought to you by the Fedex Master Executive 4 00:00:14,669 --> 00:00:18,025 Council of the Airline Pilots Association. And now 5 00:00:18,025 --> 00:00:21,142 here's your host Nec Communications chair, Captain Chris 6 00:00:21,142 --> 00:00:21,301 lee. 7 00:00:22,016 --> 00:00:24,399 Back with me today is Interim P Chair, 8 00:00:24,637 --> 00:00:27,099 Captain Andrew Harmon. Thanks for coming back, Andrew. 9 00:00:27,337 --> 00:00:28,052 Thanks for having me, Chris. 10 00:00:28,782 --> 00:00:31,088 On your last podcast, we talked about P 11 00:00:31,088 --> 00:00:31,485 to, 12 00:00:31,962 --> 00:00:35,006 and just recently, Me Chair Captain Jose N 13 00:00:35,460 --> 00:00:37,288 put out his 1000 day message. 14 00:00:38,178 --> 00:00:40,965 In that message, he energized your team. Can 15 00:00:40,965 --> 00:00:43,114 you talk about P role in this process? 16 00:00:44,229 --> 00:00:46,314 Yeah. The Me is calling on our team, 17 00:00:46,474 --> 00:00:48,868 the P volunteers to rally the crew force 18 00:00:48,868 --> 00:00:51,103 around a new message. 1 alpha, I'm all 19 00:00:51,103 --> 00:00:53,439 in. The message is a call for solidarity 20 00:00:53,498 --> 00:00:54,990 and our crew force to recognize a search 21 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:57,823 we currently face and generate support for our 22 00:00:57,983 --> 00:01:01,038 Me in a transformation to pace the corporation 23 00:01:01,176 --> 00:01:02,932 and our negotiating committee as they approach the 24 00:01:02,932 --> 00:01:03,970 next phase of negotiations. 25 00:01:04,862 --> 00:01:06,455 And as we talked about in your last 26 00:01:06,455 --> 00:01:09,583 podcast, the face to face component and P 27 00:01:09,799 --> 00:01:11,335 involvement in this campaign 28 00:01:11,711 --> 00:01:12,348 is critical. 29 00:01:13,238 --> 00:01:14,908 Yeah. The face to face element is what's 30 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:17,715 gonna provide the trust and the feedback that 31 00:01:18,089 --> 00:01:20,475 P committee is required to provide. That's our 32 00:01:20,475 --> 00:01:23,359 essential function. Is to get the pilot's feedback 33 00:01:23,359 --> 00:01:25,753 to the Me directly. Well, let's talk a 34 00:01:25,753 --> 00:01:27,908 little bit about what we're all in on. 35 00:01:28,386 --> 00:01:30,557 3 things. First, we're all in on Alpha 36 00:01:30,557 --> 00:01:31,436 as our labor union. 37 00:01:32,075 --> 00:01:34,152 Next, we're all in on our Me transforming 38 00:01:34,152 --> 00:01:35,590 to pace the corporations changes. 39 00:01:36,403 --> 00:01:39,028 Lastly, we're all in on the contract reflects 40 00:01:39,028 --> 00:01:39,823 the current environment. 41 00:01:40,380 --> 00:01:42,687 Talk about Alpha as our labor union. 42 00:01:43,576 --> 00:01:45,245 We're trying to get everybody on board for 43 00:01:45,245 --> 00:01:47,549 a single unified goal moving forward. Our union 44 00:01:47,549 --> 00:01:49,933 is the internal body of professionals, not just 45 00:01:49,933 --> 00:01:52,414 an entity funded to represent us. And frankly, 46 00:01:52,575 --> 00:01:54,174 our strength is in our collective unity. 47 00:01:54,575 --> 00:01:56,974 Apple provides the framework and the resources to 48 00:01:56,974 --> 00:01:57,774 advocate for our profession. 49 00:01:58,814 --> 00:02:00,827 And talk about how the Me trans forming 50 00:02:00,827 --> 00:02:03,687 to pace the corporation. Absolutely As Jose said 51 00:02:03,687 --> 00:02:05,673 in his joint counsel comments, the company is 52 00:02:05,673 --> 00:02:07,817 a amid strategic change and our Me must 53 00:02:07,817 --> 00:02:08,317 transform 54 00:02:08,691 --> 00:02:10,041 alongside the company to remain relevant. 55 00:02:10,773 --> 00:02:12,310 The Me officers, 56 00:02:13,006 --> 00:02:15,080 support staff, are committed to pace the change, 57 00:02:15,798 --> 00:02:18,111 represent us with resolve and advocate for our 58 00:02:18,111 --> 00:02:19,466 best interest in this transformation. 59 00:02:20,439 --> 00:02:22,434 And finally, what does it mean when we 60 00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:24,989 say we're all in on a contract that 61 00:02:24,989 --> 00:02:26,186 reflects the current environment. 62 00:02:27,064 --> 00:02:29,194 Yeah. So the landscape at Fedex and the 63 00:02:29,394 --> 00:02:31,708 cross the commercial aviation industry has changed since 64 00:02:31,708 --> 00:02:34,102 we began contract negotiations in 20 21. We've 65 00:02:34,102 --> 00:02:36,256 all seen this. The company needs to be 66 00:02:36,256 --> 00:02:39,053 transparent to achieve an equitable outcome, and we 67 00:02:39,053 --> 00:02:41,594 trust the negotiating committee has our collective best 68 00:02:41,594 --> 00:02:43,920 interests at heart as they reap approach these 69 00:02:44,135 --> 00:02:44,294 negotiations. 70 00:02:45,183 --> 00:02:47,494 It sounds like P role is critical in 71 00:02:47,494 --> 00:02:48,211 this process. 72 00:02:48,928 --> 00:02:50,601 P is instrumental in this process. 73 00:02:51,398 --> 00:02:53,948 Our P volunteers are engaged to highlight the 74 00:02:53,948 --> 00:02:55,877 issues that we face daily and report that 75 00:02:55,877 --> 00:02:57,314 back to the Me so they have a 76 00:02:57,314 --> 00:02:59,630 live pulse on the pilot group. There are 77 00:02:59,630 --> 00:03:01,466 a lot of tough conversations ongoing in our 78 00:03:01,466 --> 00:03:03,622 crew force every day in the crew rooms 79 00:03:03,622 --> 00:03:04,260 and the cockpit. 80 00:03:04,914 --> 00:03:06,514 P aims to help make sense of the 81 00:03:06,514 --> 00:03:09,074 chaos, particular when when emotions are high. Our 82 00:03:09,074 --> 00:03:11,235 team wants to remove the con and help 83 00:03:11,235 --> 00:03:13,655 us all start having open honest truthful 84 00:03:14,034 --> 00:03:15,881 conversations. About our future here at Fedex. 85 00:03:16,995 --> 00:03:18,529 And this is more than just 86 00:03:18,904 --> 00:03:22,182 conversations. Yes. A new symbolic land is available 87 00:03:22,182 --> 00:03:25,292 to everyone willing to acknowledge our circumstances and 88 00:03:25,292 --> 00:03:27,844 engage P in these conversations. It's an open 89 00:03:27,844 --> 00:03:29,997 acknowledgment that our membership recognizes as the landscape 90 00:03:29,997 --> 00:03:32,325 that we face. The challenges they're in and 91 00:03:32,325 --> 00:03:34,079 the commitment to remain informed as we move 92 00:03:34,079 --> 00:03:34,797 forward together. 93 00:03:35,754 --> 00:03:38,546 So this is not just another lanyard. It's 94 00:03:38,546 --> 00:03:40,221 more about what a lanyard symbolizes. 95 00:03:40,794 --> 00:03:43,499 Thanks for that, Chris. That's exactly it. This 96 00:03:43,499 --> 00:03:45,568 is an enduring message that goes well beyond 97 00:03:45,568 --> 00:03:48,194 the current negotiating cycle. The environment is getting 98 00:03:48,194 --> 00:03:49,626 tougher and tougher for our industry. 99 00:03:50,359 --> 00:03:52,037 Whether combating corporate agendas, 100 00:03:52,517 --> 00:03:54,594 navigating complex legislative agendas. 101 00:03:55,154 --> 00:03:56,512 We need to stand with our union and 102 00:03:56,512 --> 00:03:58,510 solidarity to achieve our expected outcomes. 103 00:03:59,643 --> 00:04:01,475 Remind the pilots how to find P so 104 00:04:01,475 --> 00:04:02,431 they can get their lanyard. 105 00:04:02,989 --> 00:04:05,220 First, our P team will be available in 106 00:04:05,220 --> 00:04:08,406 all the major hubs, Memphis, Andy Oakland Anchorage. 107 00:04:09,059 --> 00:04:10,738 We will make ourselves available at the training 108 00:04:10,738 --> 00:04:12,576 center and Ao otc here in Memphis. We 109 00:04:12,576 --> 00:04:14,813 were gonna tag team along with family awareness 110 00:04:14,813 --> 00:04:16,891 and make ourselves available to the pilot group 111 00:04:16,891 --> 00:04:19,381 for that face to face conversation. We want 112 00:04:19,381 --> 00:04:20,893 you to have the ability to reach out 113 00:04:20,893 --> 00:04:23,121 to the Me. And vice versa, we have 114 00:04:23,121 --> 00:04:24,554 some points from the Me that they would 115 00:04:24,554 --> 00:04:25,668 like for you guys to be aware of. 116 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:27,913 And what if a pilot can't find a 117 00:04:27,993 --> 00:04:28,949 P team member? 118 00:04:29,985 --> 00:04:31,499 Yeah. Send us to dart. We'll set up 119 00:04:31,499 --> 00:04:33,252 a time of place to have that conversation 120 00:04:33,252 --> 00:04:35,443 with you. Or 1 of my P volunteer 121 00:04:35,502 --> 00:04:37,659 reps will reach out via phone call. We 122 00:04:37,659 --> 00:04:39,257 will get you the answers that you're looking 123 00:04:39,257 --> 00:04:41,668 for. In the dark system, we have set 124 00:04:41,668 --> 00:04:43,978 up as Lanyard. Please click on that. Follow 125 00:04:43,978 --> 00:04:45,969 that link, follow a dart with us, and 126 00:04:45,969 --> 00:04:47,004 we'll get back to you as soon as 127 00:04:47,004 --> 00:04:47,243 we can. 128 00:04:48,119 --> 00:04:50,031 And just to be clear, we're not mailing 129 00:04:50,031 --> 00:04:51,640 these out like we have in the past. 130 00:04:52,199 --> 00:04:54,272 Not yet. We wanna make this a personal 131 00:04:54,272 --> 00:04:56,345 effort. I don't want it transactional at all. 132 00:04:56,505 --> 00:04:58,180 There may be an opportunity to mail lanyard 133 00:04:58,180 --> 00:05:00,980 in specific situations. But we'll address those on 134 00:05:00,980 --> 00:05:03,042 a case by case basis based on your 135 00:05:03,042 --> 00:05:03,201 darts. 136 00:05:03,915 --> 00:05:06,215 Thanks for coming back, Andrew. Thanks for having, 137 00:05:06,374 --> 00:05:08,376 Chris. And thanks for listening. If you have 138 00:05:08,376 --> 00:05:11,240 any questions, please go to our website, FDX 139 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,228 dot alpha dot org and you utilize the 140 00:05:13,228 --> 00:05:15,633 dart link. And as always, be safe out 141 00:05:15,633 --> 00:05:16,828 there and we'll see you next time.