One World Cockpit Crew Coalition

Statement of Principles for the Oneworld Cockpit Crew Coalition

1. This Statement of Principles is entered into by and between the Coalition of Cockpit Crew Associations listed;

Allied Pilots Association
Asociacion de Pilotos de Lineas Aereas
Australian and International Pilots Association
British Airlines Pilots Association
Sindicato de Pilotos de Lan Chile S.A
Hong Kong Air Crew Asociation
Irish Air Line Pilots Association
Japan Airlines Flight Crew Association
Japan Airlines Captains Association
Japan Airlines Senior Flight Engineers Union
Sindicato Espanol de Pilotos de Lineas Areeas
Suomen Liikennelentajaliitto ry
Vereinigung des Cockpitpersonals der Swissair

2. The Associations recognise that the airline industry in general, and our Associations in particular are rapidly evolving toward a global airline network. WE recognise our airlines desire to maximise the potential of their alliances with each other. We understand this will have significant long-term effects on the pilots and flight engineers we represent, the airlines we fly for and our fellow employees

3. We also understand the vital importance of ensuring that the management of airlines do not use these alliances to leverage one pilot group against other pilot groups, or as a tool to diminish the legitimate career expectations of the pilots and flight engineers represented by our Member Associations, or as a tool to transfer the work currently done by pilots and flight engineers represented by one Member Association to pilots and flight engineers in another Member Association, or as a means to weaken the bargaining position or unity of the coalition or strike or other industrial action by our Member Associations.

4. We agree that each Association should continue to protect the reasonable current career expectations of its members. We agree that the increased future job opportunities that may arise from successful Alliances, should be shared in a reasonable fair and equitable manner. We agree that the members of our Member Associations should not suffer a loss of expectations or future opportunities as a result of their airlines participation in Alliances.

5. The objectives of our Associations are:

• To establish an ongoing exchange of information;
• To share our knowledge and experience in the airline industry, including details of our collective bargaining agreements, national laws and regulations 
• To share other information important to protect and enhance our professional interests and 
• To avoid any action that could reduce the leverage available to another Member Association.

6. The Member Associations and the pilots and flight engineers we represent believe mutual cooperation and unity of purpose are essential to protect our mutual professional interests. To further our mutual goals, the Member Associations commit to

Establish the necessary procedures for a timely exchange of information between our Member Associations and to meet on a regular basis and as events require to protect and to further our mutual professional interests 

• Develop a common strategy to protect the professional interests of our pilots and flight engineers 
• Produce written protocols between our Member Associations that further our common professional objectives 
• Make management aware at each Alliance airline aware of this Statement of Principles 
• Use all lawful, reasonable and appropriate actions to protect our members’ contractual and lawful rights, career expectations and professional interests, including the negotiation into our respective labour agreements of jointly fashioned provisions designed to protect our stated goals: and 
• Work together to prepare for the many challenges that our Member Associations and our members are certain to face in the future.

7. We agree to respect the legitimate efforts of each Member Association to secure fair agreements with their respective airlines. It is understood that an objective of future agreements between our Member Associations and management should be to acknowledge the rights of our Member Associations to negotiate with their respective Alliance airline without interference of influence from other Alliance partners.

8. As a fundamental principle, our Associations pledge to use all lawful, reasonable and appropriate actions to resist any effort by any Alliance airline to cause any Member Association to perform work normally done by pilots and flight engineers represented by another Member Association. We agree to seek provisions in our respective agreements with management that prevent our airlines from requiring any Member Associations’ pilots and flight engineers to perform the work normally done by the pilots and flight engineers represented by another Member Association. In the event such protective provisions are not secured or are breached after they have been secured, the Member Associations agree to take all lawful and reasonable actions to refrain from performing the work normally done by another Member Association.

9. Each Member Association shall designate an Official who shall have primary responsibility for liaison with the Coalition