The “Strong Union” leaders who helped NetJets pilots obtain an industry-leading contract three years ago resigned from the local representing the fractional pilots– IBT Local 1108–in mid-March in the wake of “a resurgent decertification movement” being led by a group called the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP). This move harks back to 2004, when a small group of activist NetJets pilots were elected to lead the union, which was soon followed by a movement to form an independent pilots association called the Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (ASAP).
ASAP’s intent was to separate from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and unionize the pilots at the other major fractionals. ASAP abandoned the decertification effort in fall 2005 when the IBT allowed the NetJets pilots to switch from Local 284–which primarily represented truckers–to form their own local (1108).
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