Union responds, disputes all
allegations
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, NJASAP, the
independent labor union representing the 3,200-plus pilots who fly
for NetJets, received a letter from NetJets counsel alleging, among
other things, that the Union had condoned or encouraged pilots to
engage in a work slowdown in an attempt to negatively impact the
Fractional's operations. A subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:
BRK.A), NetJets Aviation Inc. is the premier provider of luxury
private air transportation.
NJASAP adamantly denies NetJets's
allegation that pilots are engaged in an unlawful slowdown.
Specifically, NetJets has alleged pilots were
"spiking" fatigue rates, increasing the frequency of documenting
maintenance issues on aircraft and refusing to voluntarily extend
their duty days.
In its letter, however, NetJets:
- failed to provide any evidence to substantiate that any pilot
called in fatigued when they were not, in fact, too fatigued to
safely perform flight operations,
- failed to provide any evidence to substantiate that any pilot
documented maintenance issues on aircraft that did not actually
exist, or
- failed to provide any evidence to substantiate that any pilot
refused to work extra days simply to impact the Company's
operations as opposed to their own personal reasons.
Furthermore, NetJets attorneys demanded the Union take
disciplinary action, up to and including imposing financial
penalties, against any pilot(s) who engaged in such behavior. The
company issued this demand while, once again, failing to identify a
single pilot who engaged in any of the alleged
conduct.
"NJASAP adamantly denies that it is engaged in any concerted
effort to condone or to encourage such a slowdown, and we have
issued a communication to our members to cease and desist any
individual efforts to do so," NJASAP President Capt. Pedro Leroux said. "We view NetJets' letter and
threats as its latest attempt to censor NJASAP's ability to
communicate with its members about important matters that affect
flight crew and owner and customer safety." Leroux went on to
emphasize that NJASAP will vigorously defend itself against all
allegations and will not be intimidated in its efforts to
effectively represent the Membership's interests.
About NJASAP Founded in 2008 as an independent labor
advocate, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots
(NJASAP) represents the professional interests of the 3,200-plus
pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. For more information, please visit
our websites, www.njasap.com and www.genuineqs.com, or find us on
Facebook, www.facebook.com/njasap, Instagram,
www.instagram.com/njasap, and Twitter, @njasap.
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(NJASAP)