AMC Election Scheduled

Dear Pilots:

Your election has been scheduled. The election will be conducted by telephone electronic voting. This is a fairly new process being used by the NMB. The notice and sample instructions will be sent out on August 11, 2003. The telephone electronic voting instructions will be mailed to the pilots on August 18, 2003. The voting period will be from 12:01 a. m., ET, August 18, 2003, through September 15, 2003, at 2 p. m., ET. If you do not receive your voting instructions by August 25, 2003, please refer to the notices that will be posted at all bases for information on how to get your voting instructions.

The way this process works is: your ballot instructions will contain a six (6) digit voter identification number (VIN) and an (800) number to call. When you call in to vote you will have to enter your VIN along with the last four digits of your social security number. You will then receive some prompts instructing you on how to vote.

This voting process will make it easier for you to vote. However, all pilots who want union representation must become proactive and cannot become complacent. Please keep in mind that the process for winning is still the same. You must get 50% plus one of who is eligible to vote to win. Everybody starts out as a no vote and remains a no vote unless they call in to vote yes. There are currently 565 pilots on the potential voter list. If that list remains as is you will need 283 pilots to vote yes to win.

For a better future for you and your families:
PILOT YES! OPEIU YES!