Tim Todd for APFA Secretary

Willingness to Serve Statement

WOW! Four years of SILENT negotiations — does anyone have any idea what APFA is even asking for?

Rock Salomon

One thing we know is that secrecy isn't good for employees. It's what gutted 33% of our contract in 2003.

When confronted on the issue, the current leadership says it's "confidential"; to rephrase, only the company can know what APFA is asking for, dues paying members aren't entitled!

Ask yourself, if the company can know what we're asking for, why can't we? Doesn't APFA represent OUR interests?

One thing we know is that secrecy isn't good for employees. It's what gutted 33% of our contract in 2003 - millions taken from employees were given to AMR's executives all in the name of "confidentiality." As the Wall Street Journal reported:

"[AMR] said it briefed union leaders before the [2003] voting, but under confidentiality restrictions, on all aspects of executive compensation, including the supplemental pension funding and the retention bonus program. ... The program will pay six top executives twice their base salaries and a seventh executive 1.5 times base salary for staying with the company."

As candidate for APFA Secretary, my responsibility will be the handling of the Communications Department. One of the greatest challenges I'll face will be returning the department to its original function: communications. This much-needed service must be restored.

The We-Want-Our-Money-Back slate" is a communicating slate: witness our beginnings when your rights were trampled and your income stolen. When APFA leadership traded OUR CONTRACT for a SIDE LETTER of AGREEMENT, it was OUR group who brought this scandal to the memberships' attention; it was our group who spent eight years fighting AMR in Federal Court.

Sadly, had APFA's last three presidents not sided with AMR, flight attendants could have prevailed.

I am proud to be a part of this group and know you will be too! Stand firm as YOU are the face of American Airlines.

APFA is OUR union. Let's take it back.

Salomon-Baust-Todd-Gillard

www.WeWantOurMoneyBack.net

CANIDATE INFORMATION:

YEARS OF SERVICE: 22

BASE: LGA

PREVIOUS BASES: DFW

SLATE INFORMATION:

Rock Salomon - President

Mike Baust - Vice-President

Tim Todd - Secretary

Jamie Gillard - Treasurer

SLATE SLOGAN: We Want Our Money Back!!!

CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: www.WeWantOurMoneyBack.net

LABOR RELATIONS BACKGROUND:

  • · Active Participant in the Litigation Challenging the 2003 AAL/APFA Restructuring Agreement
  • · Candidate for APFA Secretary - 2008
  • · Eastern Airlines Strike Support 1989

FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREDENTIALS:

  • · LGA Domestic Flight Attendant 1990-Present
  • · DFW Domestic Flight Attendant 1989-1990
  • · Class of 89-42

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

  • · Bridgewater College: History & Political Science / Spanish
  • · University of Wisconsin: Graduate Language Studies

PREVIOUS BUSINESS/JOB EXPERIENCE:

  • · Eastern Airlines: Flight Attendant 1974-1989
  • · Real Estate Agent: Developed Marketing Techniques and Sales
  • · Personal Business: Antiques, Design, Interiors Conservator of Fine Art; Restoration