The Leading Edge Podcast with United Pilots

The Flight Deck - A Leading Edge Podcast: Episode 4 - SPSC and Negotiations

In episode 4, United MEC Chair Capt. Garth Thompson is joined by MEC Strategic Preparedness and Strike Committee Chair Capt. David Smith. They discuss the latest with negotiations, our May 12 nationwide picketing event, and what other events are on the horizon.

 

Helpful Episode Links:

 

SPSC RLA education website: https://www.alpa.org/ual/negotiations-rla

UAL-MEC SPSC webpage with contact information: https://www.alpa.org/ual/Committees/strategic-planning-committee

Informational picketing RSVP and information page: https://www.alpa.org/ual/informational-picket

The Flight Deck - A Leading Edge Podcast: Episode 3 - SPSC

In episode 3, The United MEC Strategic Preparedness and Strike Committee Chair Capt. David Smith is joined by MEC Executive Administrator F/O Quincy Fleming to discuss their roles. The pair highlight their decades of experience under the RLA with subjects such as Status Quo etc.

Helpful Episode Links:

 

SPSC RLA education website: https://www.alpa.org/ual/negotiations-rla

UAL-MEC SPSC webpage with contact information: https://www.alpa.org/ual/Committees/strategic-planning-committee

P2P volunteer webpage: https://www.alpa.org/ual/Committees/strategic-planning-committee/p2p-form

Informational picketing RSVP and information page: https://www.alpa.org/ual/informational-picket

The Flight Deck - A Leading Edge Podcast: Episode 2 - New Hire Mentors

In this edition of the Flight Deck you will hear from the United MEC New Hire Mentor Committee. Chair Gabe Ciochon and Member Laurel Armstrong discuss the duties and responsibilities of the committee and how it interacts with all other areas of the association.

 

Throughout the new hires first year, the Mentor program will normally include (but is not limited to) the following contacts:

·        Phase 1, initial mentor contact: mentor phone call between BI and sim training

·        Phase 2, before IOE: mentor phone call after final sim check and prior to IOE

·        Phase 3, after IOE: mentor phone call made after IOE and prior to first reserve days

·        Phase 4, prior to MV/LOE: email contact at 6 months from DOH

·        Phase 5, completion of probationary year: celebratory email at completion of probation

If you'd like to volunteer to be a mentor please email us at UALMentorAdmin@alpa.org
 
If you have a question for the New Hire Mentor Committee, please send a PDR.
 
ALPA Did You Know articles are here.

The Flight Deck - A Leading Edge Podcast: Episode 1 - Chairman and Negotiating Update

Welcome to our new podcast - The Flight Deck with United MEC Chair Capt. Garth Thompson and Negotiating Committee Chair Capt. Phil Otis. In this edition, you will hear Garth talk about the mindset he brings to reconnect our pilot group to the negotiating process.

United Aviate: The Leading Edge Podcast

As the Aviate program evolves, ALPA will continue to ask the questions our pilots expect to have answered concerning the manner in which United attracts the next generation of United Airlines pilots. Join us on the Leading Edge for the State of Aviate.

Negotiating Committee Chair Capt. Phil Otis: The Leading Edge Podcast

Capt. Phil Otis was elected as the UAL MEC Negotiating Committee Chair on August 16, 2022. This podcast serves as his introduction to United pilots.

Life After Retirement - The Leading Edge Podcast

Many pilots at United Airlines plan for life after the flight deck financially, but what about socially? Mary Blissard joins United Capt. James Belton to discuss the dangers of retiring without a plan of how you will occupy your time.

Incoming United MEC Officers - The Leading Edge Podcast

The United Pilots welcome incoming MEC Officers: Capt. Mike Hamilton, Capt. Tom Murphy (third term), Capt. Mike Harrison, and First Officer Paul Ryder.

Outgoing United MEC Officers - The Leading Edge Podcast

Thank you to our outgoing MEC officers Capt. Todd Insler, Capt. Bill Neveu, and Capt. Rick Cameron

United Pilots Fly Afghanistan Rescue Missions: The Leading Edge Podcast

This episode of the Leading Edge Podcast includes an interview with United First Officer Jeff Godfrey. F/O Godfrey flies the 777 and he volunteered for the military charters that were part of the effort to evacuate Americans, allies, and refugees from the conflict in Afghanistan. Jeff and his crew were part of the beginning of the effort. The information he shared with flight operations helped to improve the service United Airlines offered the Department of Defense