JetBlue pilots vote to join ALPA

Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) announced (22-Apr-2014) 71% of JetBlue Airways pilots voted to join the union. ALPA president Captain Lee Moak stated: "ALPA welcomes the JetBlue pilots. We'll now start working hand-in-hand with JetBlue pilot representatives to set up the structure for them to make democratic decisions about their future and help negotiate their first contract." JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger responded (22-Apr-2014) to the unionisation vote among the carrier's 2529 pilots, stating: "The National Mediation Board will authorise ALPA as the representative body for JetBlue pilots, and then both JetBlue and ALPA will organise negotiating committees." [more - original PR - ALPA] [more - original PR - JetBlue]