Tuesday, August 20, 2024 NetJets escalated its dispute with 3,430 unionized pilots by recently terminating two prominent Union leaders, including the NJASAP Vice President and the Strategy Group chair. NJASAP, the independent labor organization representing the NetJets pilots, condemned the firings as unlawful, unjust, and retaliatory, especially after the $1.6 billion in gains secured by the pilots during mid-term negotiations earlier this year.
The Union plans to challenge these unprecedented terminations through the contract-based minor dispute resolution process. “These union leaders were not terminated because of anything they did as NetJets pilots, but because of their role in supporting contract negotiations,” NJASAP President Capt. Pedro Leroux said .
“The NJASAP Vice President, a duly elected Union official, is a 23-year NetJets captain with an unblemished professional record, and the NJASAP Strategy Group chair is an 18-year captain with a likewise spotless tenure at NetJets. “Even so,” Leroux continued, “these union officials were aggressively interrogated about lawful, protected activities.” The move to terminate these Union officials began in late-May when they, along with 11 other pilots, were subjected to Crewmember Review Board meetings, during which they were badgered with the same questions asked repeatedly and in multiple ways about the Union’s lawful and protected activities conducted by NJASAP strategy officials.
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