This applies to any ALPA pilot no matter who you work for :eek::
Since last summer and more recently, for the past few weeks, the xxxx MEC Government Affairs Committee has been in Washington D.C. working with other ALPA MEC representatives and ALPA National to gain congressional support to oppose the Obama Administration’s proposed Custom Border Protection pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
Today, we need your support and action as a constituent and pilot partisan to contact your two U.S. senators. Ask your senators to sign-on to the letter, led by Senator Coats and Senator Klobuchar, addressed to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano concerning the establishment of the pre-clearance facility in the UAE. The Coats/Klobuchar letter is at the end of this communication.
This past Wednesday, ALPA volunteers delivered the Coats / Klobuchar letter to every U.S. Senate office. This letter needs broad bi-partisan support from the U.S. Senate.
Contact your U.S. senator’s offices on Capitol Hill today through the U.S. Capitol Hill switchboard. The number is: 202-224-3121.
Using the VOCUS Call-to-Action website, the View Profile link will list your senator’s Capitol Hill office number, to log-on use your 7 digit ALPA number for both the username and password.
The following U.S. Senators support and have signed-on to the Coats / Klobuchar letter; GA: Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, IN: Dan Coats, KS: Jerry Moran, LA: David Vitter, MI: Carl Levin MN: Amy Klobuchar, OH: Sherrod Brown. Feel free to call to thank your senator for supporting the Coats / Klobuchar letter.
Use the following script as a guide to discuss this issue with the senate offices. (Be prepared to leave a voice message, about 3 minutes):
Good Morning / Afternoon
My name is ________________. I am a resident of YOUR CITY / TOWN, STATE
My phone number is: ________________________
I am an active xxxx Airlines pilot and member of the Air Line Pilots Association, Intl. I am calling today to encourage Senator NAME to support and sign-on to a Senate letter led by Senator Coats and Senator Klobuchar that is addressed to Secretary Napolitano.
This Senate letter raises concerns for the Administration’s plan to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at Abu Dhabi Airport in the United Arab Emirates. This facility is a real threat to the long-term viability of the United States airline industry and my career.
I encourage Senator NAME to support and sign-on to the Coats / Klobuchar letter by close of business, Wednesday, May 1.
I thank Senator NAME for his / her leadership and continuing support and work on legislation that provides a level playing field for the United States airline industry and airline workers, that in the long run will benefit the consumer.
I want to thank Senator NAME and his / her staff for their steadfast commitment to work in support of the United States airline industry and its workers.
Thank you for taking my call today.
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BACKGROUND: The Air Line Pilots Association is a member of an US airline industry coalition that includes the Airlines for America (A4A), its members, the Regional Airline Association, the Global Business Travel Association, Airports Council International, and the Consumer Travel Alliance on this issue.
To understand how CBP Pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi Airport contributes to the clear- and-present danger of Middle East carriers to your career, review the 20 April 2013 article from the The Times of India titled Jet Airways eyes global footprint via Abu Dhabi
Since last summer and more recently, for the past few weeks, the xxxx MEC Government Affairs Committee has been in Washington D.C. working with other ALPA MEC representatives and ALPA National to gain congressional support to oppose the Obama Administration’s proposed Custom Border Protection pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
Today, we need your support and action as a constituent and pilot partisan to contact your two U.S. senators. Ask your senators to sign-on to the letter, led by Senator Coats and Senator Klobuchar, addressed to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano concerning the establishment of the pre-clearance facility in the UAE. The Coats/Klobuchar letter is at the end of this communication.
This past Wednesday, ALPA volunteers delivered the Coats / Klobuchar letter to every U.S. Senate office. This letter needs broad bi-partisan support from the U.S. Senate.
Contact your U.S. senator’s offices on Capitol Hill today through the U.S. Capitol Hill switchboard. The number is: 202-224-3121.
Using the VOCUS Call-to-Action website, the View Profile link will list your senator’s Capitol Hill office number, to log-on use your 7 digit ALPA number for both the username and password.
The following U.S. Senators support and have signed-on to the Coats / Klobuchar letter; GA: Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, IN: Dan Coats, KS: Jerry Moran, LA: David Vitter, MI: Carl Levin MN: Amy Klobuchar, OH: Sherrod Brown. Feel free to call to thank your senator for supporting the Coats / Klobuchar letter.
Use the following script as a guide to discuss this issue with the senate offices. (Be prepared to leave a voice message, about 3 minutes):
Good Morning / Afternoon
My name is ________________. I am a resident of YOUR CITY / TOWN, STATE
My phone number is: ________________________
I am an active xxxx Airlines pilot and member of the Air Line Pilots Association, Intl. I am calling today to encourage Senator NAME to support and sign-on to a Senate letter led by Senator Coats and Senator Klobuchar that is addressed to Secretary Napolitano.
This Senate letter raises concerns for the Administration’s plan to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at Abu Dhabi Airport in the United Arab Emirates. This facility is a real threat to the long-term viability of the United States airline industry and my career.
I encourage Senator NAME to support and sign-on to the Coats / Klobuchar letter by close of business, Wednesday, May 1.
I thank Senator NAME for his / her leadership and continuing support and work on legislation that provides a level playing field for the United States airline industry and airline workers, that in the long run will benefit the consumer.
I want to thank Senator NAME and his / her staff for their steadfast commitment to work in support of the United States airline industry and its workers.
Thank you for taking my call today.
******************************
BACKGROUND: The Air Line Pilots Association is a member of an US airline industry coalition that includes the Airlines for America (A4A), its members, the Regional Airline Association, the Global Business Travel Association, Airports Council International, and the Consumer Travel Alliance on this issue.
To understand how CBP Pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi Airport contributes to the clear- and-present danger of Middle East carriers to your career, review the 20 April 2013 article from the The Times of India titled Jet Airways eyes global footprint via Abu Dhabi