Who protects our flying? Atlas Air Boeing 747, gold protection shield and contract book. Watch the video, 8:18.

PROTECT THE FLYING. STRENGTHEN THE TEAM.

Pilot jobs at stake.
Demand a serious response.

Mailer 10 raises two connected questions: who performs Atlas flying, and what expertise should represent pilots at the bargaining table?

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Who is doing the flying?

The mailer reports early-November Hawk screenshots showing aircraft codes on Atlas-numbered trips. It argues that these operations threaten Atlas pilot work.

The underlying screenshots and operating records are needed to assess the claim.

What does the contract protect?

The campaign points to Article 1 and the no-alter-ego clause: protections it wants examined and enforced against arrangements that could evade the agreement.

A claimed breach is not an established ruling.

Who should negotiate?

Members First proposes retaining proven Railway Labor Act negotiators and legal counsel. The mailer contrasts crew-call remarks with the Airline Division's published description.

Railway Labor Act (RLA): the federal framework governing airline labor relations.

Watch the argument, step by step.

Narrated campaign explainer supplied by John · Complete supplied video · 8 minutes 18 seconds

The video presents campaign claims and interpretations. Its narration is not an independent finding or a substitute for the source records.

THE NEGOTIATOR QUESTION

Compare the words. Check the context.

User-supplied crew-call screenshot identifying Yngve Paulsen — Yngve Paulsen · Crew call.

CREW CALL | Oct 15, 2026 - Min. 40:00

“There is no such thing as a professional negotiation on the labor side.”

Open the crew-call list →Sign in to the union app if prompted, then select the crew call and timestamp shown in the heading.Listen to the complete passage for context.

TEAMSTERS AIRLINE DIVISION · CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

“a successful outcome requires a team of professional negotiators and attorneys”

The website also calls for contract-administration, negotiation and RLA experience, alongside local members' knowledge.

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Three steps. A concrete response.

The mailer commits the slate to pursuing available contractual and legal challenges and retaining experienced negotiators and counsel. The accompanying video describes an approach readers can follow:

Obtain the records

Seek corporate and operational information to understand the arrangement.

Assess the contract

Document the flying and evaluate the applicable protections and available grievance steps.

Build the team

Retain experienced RLA negotiators and counsel, with continuing member scrutiny.

Supporting detail, when you want it.

What does “alter ego” mean here?

The campaign uses the term for an arrangement it argues could avoid the agreement's protections. Whether a particular operation violates the clause requires the actual contract, evidence and applicable process; the label alone does not establish a violation.

Which records still need checking?

The Hawk screenshots and code definitions; operating and corporate records; relevant contract provisions and exceptions; the complete October 15, 2026 crew-call passage; and material company or union responses. Claims about other slates' positions and leadership inactivity also need supporting records.

Is this already part of the Charter?

This is a separate Mailer 10 companion. It connects with the existing scope and bargaining topics without changing the approved Accountability Charter.

MAILER 10 · CURRENT EDITION

Who protects our flying?

The current two-page mailer covers contract protections, the October 15 crew-call statement, negotiating expertise and the complete Members First slate.

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