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ALPA Governing Bodies: Central Executive Council Records

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Identifier: LR002439

Abstract The Central Executive Council (CEC) was formed by the Board of Directors in 1932 and consisted of the President, First Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and regional Vice Presidents. The council functioned mainly as an advisory body to the President, and also worked on policies, planning, and programs for ALPA. The records are made up of minutes of CEC meetings from 1933-1946. Many of the subjects focus on the Council’s work interpreting and creating policies for the still new Association,...

Dates: 1933 - 1946

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA Governing Bodies: Executive Board Records

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Identifier: LR002246

Abstract The Executive Board was created in 1947 as part of ALPA’s governing structure to assist the Board of Directors. The Executive Board exercises control over the association and manages its business affairs when the Board of Directors is not in session. The Executive Board can also interpret the constitution and by-laws, as well as create or change policy. The board covers issues such as administration, membership, accounting and finance, engineering and air safety, employment agreements,...

Dates: 1947 - 2009

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA Governing Bodies: Executive Council Records

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Identifier: LR002247

Abstract In 1992, the ALPA Executive Council was created by the Board of Directors to replace the Executive Committee. The Executive Council helps advance the policies and objectives established by the Board of Directors and Executive Board. It has the authority to interpret the association’s constitution and by-laws and policy. The council mainly covers financial, accounting, organizational and administrative matters. The Executive Council Records include meeting minutes, agendas, budgets, and...

Dates: 1992 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1993 - 2001

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA Herndon EAL Strike Center Records

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Identifier: LR002456

Abstract The Herndon EAL Strike Center Records document the 265 day strike on Eastern Airlines (EAL) from March 4, 1989 - November 23, 1989. During this period 3400 of 4200 EAL pilots went out on sympathy strike along with the flight attendants represented by the Transportation Workers Union (TWU), both of whom voted to honor the International Association of Machinists (IAM) strike of Eastern Airlines. The Herndon EAL Strike Center Records focus on the records of EAL Council 142 located in Herndon, VA,...

Dates: 1986 - 1990; Majority of material found in 1989 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA Miami EAL MEC Records

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Identifier: LR000247_Miami

Abstract Parts 1 and 2 of the EAL MEC Records spans 30 years but focuses mainly on the last decade of Eastern’s operations. Major subjects include mergers, air safety and bankruptcy litigation.

Dates: 1960 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1990

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA President's Department Records

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Identifier: LR000247_PD

Abstract The President's Department records are arranged in three parts. Part I: The Air Line Pilots Association was formed in secret in 1930 by a group of “Key Men” from each airline, they formed openly and affiliated with the American Federation of Labor in 1931. In that same year David Behncke was elected president of ALPA, an office he held twenty years, until being recalled in 1951 (and off and on through 1952 during his legal battle with ALPA). His successor, Clarence Sayen, held...

Dates: 1931 - 1998

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA Publications

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Identifier: LR002495

Abstract The ALPA Publications is a collection of pamphlets, newsletters, magazines, bulletins, manuals, constitutions and by-laws, arbitration transcripts, and research reports produced by, or involving ALPA from 1933-2006. ALPA’s main publication, Air Line Pilot, is still in print and so not included here, but both ALPA national, and individual Master Executive Councils (MEC) also produced a wide variety of publications during the past 80 years which are included in this collection.

Dates: 1933 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1968

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

ALPA Publications: Air Line Pilot

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Identifier: LR002500

Abstract Air Line Pilot is ALPA’s main publication and has been in continuous print since April 1932. The first volumes were published twice a month, and came in newspaper form, running about 4 pages each. ALPA soon began to produce Air Line Pilot monthly and steadily increased the page count, eventually publishing in the present magazine form in 1949. Air Line Pilot covers a variety of topics relevant to pilots such as news in the airline industry, ALPA structure and Association news, technical...

Dates: 1931 - 2021

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

George Hopkins Papers

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Identifier: LP001362

Abstract The George Hopkins Papers document ALPA’s activities during the Southern Airways (SOU) strike of 1960. Hopkins is a historian and the author of a number of books concerning airline pilots. He obtained the files from John Boyd, a SOU pilot who spent considerable time lobbying for ALPA in Washington DC during the strike.The main issue of the SOU strike was equal pay for equal work. ALPA maintained that all pilots should receive the same salary regardless of the size of the airline,...

Dates: 1958 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1962

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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