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Title: President’s Department-Air Line Pilots Association Genre: Records Dates: 1965-1975 Size: 6 liner feet ID#: 247A OCLC: |
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The Air Line Pilots Association Collection
President’s Department
The papers of the President's Dept. of the Air Line Pilots Association were placed in the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in August of 1977 by the Association and were opened for research in April of 1990.
The Air Line Pilots Association was organized in 1930. ALPA affiliated with the American Federation of Labor in 1931 and during the 1930s became the principal bargaining agent for professionally employed American airline pilots. After World War II, ALPA membership increased significantly due to the growth of commercial airlines. By 1970, over 30,000 airline pilots were members of ALPA and stewards and stewardesses along with other occupations in the airline industry had become an important segment of the union. The President's Office (in Washington D.C.) oversees negotiations and grievance cases (although primary responsibility for these matters rests with the regional offices). Between 1965 and 1975, the President’s Dept., under Charles Ruby and J.J. 0'Donnell, became increasing involved in the settlement of pilot grievances resulting from airline mergers, accident prevention and safety issues and the deterrence of hijackings and bombings. Throughout this period, the president was the national spokesman for airline pilots appearing frequently in public forums and on television.
The papers of the President's Dept. reflect its activities in coordinating the activities of ALPA local offices and in speaking on behalf of its members in the media and before various governmental bodies.
Airline Mergers
Bomb Threats
Airline Strikes
Hijackings
Airport Security
Terrorism
J. J. O'Donnell
George E. Hopkins
J. Edgar Hoover
Series I, Airline Files, 1968‑1973, Boxes 1‑5: [Box1] [Box2] [Box3] [Box4] [Box5]
Correspondence between the President's Office of ALPA and union locals at the various airline companies (Local Executive Councils) relating to airline strikes and other matters pertaining to specific airlines. Internal memoranda from within ALPA's Washington D.C. headquarters are also included as are copies of correspondence between local offices and third parties, which have been forwarded to the President's Office. Topics include the following: airline strikes; seniority systems; budget problems of local offices; and route abandonment’s. Files are arranged alphabetically by Airline Company.
Series II, General Files, 1967‑1974, Boxes 5‑8: [Box5] [Box5] [Box6] [Box7] [Box8]
General office files of the President's Office. Particularly well documented is ALPA's relationship with various governmental agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration. Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materials from the general office files of the President's Office. ALPA's relations with other organizations (governmental, private and other unions) are documented in this series as are a range of' subjects of interest to ALPA. Files from ALPA's regional offices are also included. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject or by the name of an organization.
Series III, Security Files, 1968‑1974, Boxes 9‑10: [Box9] [Box10]
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other material relating to airline security including the prevention of hijackings and bombings. Accounts of actual hijackings are also included. Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materials from the general office files of the President's Office. ALPA's relations with other organizations (governmental, private and other unions) are documented in this series as are a range of' subjects of interest to ALPA. Files from ALPA's regional offices are also included. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject or by the name of an organization.
Series IV, Chronological Files, 1973‑1974, Boxes 11‑12: [Box11] [Box12]
Copies of correspondence from the President's Office from January 1973 through June 1974. The files are arranged chronologically and subjects cover the entire range of activities performed by the President of ALPA.
Contents |
[Box1] [Box2] [Box3] [Box4] [Box5] [Box6] [Box7] [Box8] [Box9] [Box10] [Box11] [Box12] |
1‑3. Airlift International, 1971‑73
4-6. Air West, 1970‑72
7. Air West; Mechanics strike, 1971‑72
2‑10. Alaska Airlines, 1971‑73
11‑12. Allegheny Airlines, 1970‑71
13. Allegheny‑Mohawk merger, 1971‑72
14‑15. Allegheny‑Mohawk dispute, 1972‑73
16‑19. Aloha Airlines, 1970‑73
20-21. American Airlines, 1970‑73
20-22. Braniff International, 1970‑73
[Box 2]
1. Capitol Airways, 1971‑73
2. Caribbean Atlantic Airlines, 1971‑73
3. Continental Airlines, 1970‑73
4-5. Delta Airlines, 1970‑735
6. Delta Accident, Boston, 31 Jul 1973
7. Delta‑Northeast merger, 1972‑73
8‑9. Eastern Airlines, 1970‑73
10. Eastern‑Caribair merger, 1973
11. Flying Tiger Line, 1970‑73
12. Flying Tiger‑Airlift International merger, 1973
13. Frontier Airlines, 1970‑73
14. Hawaiian Airlines, 1970‑73
15. Hughes Air West, 1973
16. Los Angeles Airways, 1970‑73
17. Modern Air Transport, 1970‑72
18‑19. Mohawk Airlines, 1970‑72
20. National Airlines, 1970‑73
21. New York Airways, 1971
1. North Central Airlines, 1970‑73
2. Northeast Airlines, 1970‑72
3. Northeast Airlines; Legal files, 1973
4‑5. Northwest Airlines, 1970‑73
6. Northwest Airlines; Airline clerk's strike, 1970
7. Northwest Airlines; Stewards and stewardesses, 1971
8. Overseas National Airways, 1971‑73
9‑10. Ozark Airlines, 1970‑73
11. Ozark Airlines; Dispute, 1973
12‑13. Pan American World Airways, 1970‑73
1. Piedmont Airlines, 1972‑73
2. Prinair, 1970‑73
3. Reeve Aleutian Airways, 1972
4. San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines, 1971
5. Saturn Airways, 1971‑73
6. Seaboard World Airlines, 1970‑7
7. Southern Airways, 1971‑73
8. TACA International Airlines, 1970‑71
9. TAG Airlines, 1968‑73
10. Texas International Airlines, 1969‑73
11. Trans Caribbean Airlines, 1970‑73
12‑13. Trans World Airlines, 1970‑73
14-15. United Airlines, 1969‑71
1-2. United Airlines, 1972‑73
3. Universal Airlines, 1970‑72
4. Western Airlines, 1970‑73
5. Wien Consolidated, 1970‑73
6-7. AAAE (American Association of Airport Executives), 1973
8. Accounting, 1973
9. AFL‑CIO, 1969
10. Agency shop, 1973
11. Aids system (flight recorder), 1969‑72
12. Air Safety Coordinator, 1973
13. Air Travelers Association, 1972
14. ALDA (Airline Dispatchers Association), 1970-73
15 -17. ALEA (Airline Employees Association), 1970-73
18. ALPA Field Offices; General, 1969-73
19. ALPA, Arlington Office, 1970
20. ALPA, Atlanta Office, 1971‑73
21. ALPA, Chicago Office, 1969‑73
22. ALPA, Dallas Office, 1970‑73
23. ALPA, Denver Office, 1970‑71
24. ALPA, Kansas City Office, 1969
25. ALPA, Los Angeles Office, 1969‑70
26. ALPA, Miami Office, 1969‑73
27. ALPA, Minneapolis Office, 1969
28. ALPA, New York Office, 1969‑72
29. ALPA, San Francisco Office, 1970‑71
30. ALPA, Seattle Office, 1969
31. ALPA, Mutual Aid, 1969‑73
1. AOIC (Airport Operators Council international), 1971‑73
2. AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), 1969‑73
3. Airline Passengers Association, 1971
4. Allied Pilots Association, 1972‑73
5. ATA (Air Transport Association), 1972‑73
6. Aviation Advisory Commission, 1971
7. Bar Association, 1972
8. Berk, Allen, Assistant to ALPA President, 1972
9. Board of Directors, 1970‑72
10. Boeing; Crews for new aircraft, 1973
11. Budget, 1972‑73
12. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1971‑72
13. Congressional relations, 1971‑72
14. Contract administration, 1971‑73
15. Council and administrative services, 1971‑73
16. Credit Union, 197‑72
17. Dallas‑Ft.Worth Airport opening, 1973
18. Delta‑Northeast merger, 1971‑72
19. Education, 1971‑73.
20. Engineering and air safety, 1971‑73
21. Environmental Protection Agency, 1973
22. Executive Assistant, 1971‑73
23. Executive Board, 1971‑73
24. Executive Committee, 1971‑73
25-27. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), 10,68‑1973
[Box 7]
1. FEIA (Flight Engineers International Association), 1972‑73
2. Finance, 1971‑73
3. First Vice President, 1969‑73
4. FST (Flight Safety Foundation), 1973
5. Flight Security Committee, 1973‑74
6. General Manager, 1971‑74
7. Governmental affairs, 1973
8. Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, 1973‑74
9. Hijacking, 1973
10. !AM (International Association of Machinists), 1967‑73
11. IFALPA (International Associations), 1972
12. Industrial relations, 1971‑73.
13. Information services, 1972
14. Israeli‑Arab conflict,
15. Legal Department, 1972‑73
16. Library, 1971-72National‑Northwest merger, 1971
17. National Mediation Board, 1970‑73
18. National Transportation Safety Board, 1973
19. New ALPA office, 1969‑73
20. Northwest Airlines; Telexes, 1972
1. ATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization), 1970‑73
2. Personnel, 1971‑73Press coverage, 1972
3. Public relations, 1971‑73
4. Research, 1971‑73
5. Retirement and insurance, 1971‑73
6. Rome tragedy; Bombing, 1973
7. Sanctions convention, 1972‑73
8. Secretary, 1970‑72
9. Statements and remarks, J.J. O'Donnell, 1972‑73
10. Stewards and stewardesses, 1969‑72
11. Treasurer, 1968‑73
12. Union of Professional Airmen, 1973
13. Vice President, Robert L. Tully, 1970
14. Vice President Region 1, 1969‑73
15. Vice President Region 11, 1969‑73
16. Vice President; Region 111, 1969‑73
17. Vice President; Region IV, 1970‑73
18. Vice President; Region V, 1965‑73
19. Villanova University; Skyjacking Symposium, 23 Feb 1973
[Box 9]
1. Aberrant Behavior Center, 1971-72
2. Air Safety Coordinator, 1971-72
3. Airport security, 1971‑72
4. Bomb Threats, 1972‑73
5. Bulkheads, 1971‑72
6. Captain's authority, 1971‑72
7. Carriage of weapons and prisoners, 1971‑72
8. Cockpit voice recorder, 1971
9. Crew complaints, 1972
10. Department of State, 1971‑72
11. Detection devices, 1971‑72
12. Federal Aviation Administration; Security bulletins, 1971‑72
13. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1972
14. Flight Security Committee, 1971‑72
15. Hazardous materials, 1971‑72
16. Hijacking; Eastern Airlines 496, 29 Oct 1972
17. Hijacking; Southern Airways, 11 Nov 1972
[Box10]
1. Hijacking cables; Fidel Castro, 1972
2-7. Hijacking correspondence, 1968‑72
8. Hijacking reward program, 1969‑72
9. Hijacking signals, 1971‑72
10. International Civil Aviation Organization; Security manual, 1972
11. International Federation of Airline Pilots Association; Security correspondence, 1971‑72
12. National Transportation Safety Board, 1971‑72
13. Pan American World Airways; Security Coordinator, 1971‑74
14. Sky Marshals, 1970‑72
15. Suspension of service, 1972
16. Special Report on Air Piracy, 1972
17. Taser System; Stun gun, 1972
18. Trans World Airlines‑. Security Committee, 1973‑74
1-11. 5 Jan 1973 ‑ 2 Nov 1973
1-8. 5 Nov 1973 ‑ 28 Jun 1974
IndexIndex Anchor |
Airline merger problems, 1:1-3, 1:13-15, 1:20, 2:10, 2:12, 3:2‑3, 6:18, 7:17
Airline strikes, 1:7, 2:18‑19, 3:6
Bomb threats and bombings, 8:17, 9:4, 9:11
Cockpit voice recorders: ALPA position, 9:8
Governmental relations, 6:13, 6:21, 6:25‑27, 7:17, 7:19
Hazardous materials, 7:8, 9:15‑16,
Hijacking: general, 7:9, 7:11, 7:14, 8:7‑8, 8:20, 9:1410:2‑18; specific hijackings and pilot testimonies 8:11, 9:2, 9:17‑19
*Hoover, J. Edgar, 9:13
*Hopkins, George E., 4:13
*O'Donnell, J. J.,; position papers, 2:12, 5:11, 8:10
Pilot survey, 5:1
Public relations, 8:3‑4, 8:10
Security, 5:11, 7:5, Boxes 9‑10
Terrorism. See Security and specific acts of terrorism
Union representation disputes, 1:1‑3, 1:14‑15, 1:20‑21, 5:14, 6:10, 7:10