This is the third in a series of emails providing you with information about the election of the staff delegation.
These elections will be important for you, as the outcome will directly impact your future working conditions, as the result of the delegation election will have a direct impact on future CWA negotiations!
The Delegation Election
Like the current delegation, the next delegation at Cargolux will consist of 16 delegates and 16 substitute delegates, giving you a total of 32 votes to be casted in the upcoming delegation election.
We are pleased to announce that we will be able to present a list of 32 pilots as candidates on the LCGB list. This list will consist of experienced delegates and many new colleagues who are willing to represent your interest in the next five years. It is encouraging to see some new faces. The list will be published in the near future.
Who should you vote?
Your ALPL Board strongly recommends that you cast all your 32 votes for the LCGB list as this is the most effective way to cast all your votes. This will also avoid that important votes are lost by not making use of all your 32 and helps to avoid errors when marking the ballot. Please follow this link to learn how to mark the ballot to avoid errors and that your votes will be void.
History has shown that each vote counts! The result of 2019, with more than 46% for the LCGB list, was excellent and made only possible by our members going the extra mile to cast their votes. Only this result made it possible to sign a CWA in August 2019, which abolished the B-Scale and introduced improved working conditions for all pilots, and implement further improvements for all pilots in the CWA signed in late 2023.
The outcome of the election will have a direct impact on future CWA negotiations. Only if we as pilots show unity and vote this will send a strong signal that having adequate working conditions is essential. As we have shown in the CWA negotiations in 2019 and most recently in 2023, as Pilot Representatives we will certainly not act against any other employee group. However, the best option is to take our future in our own hands and not being dependent on anyone, who is not aware about the very specific needs of our profession.
How do I vote?
The delegation election will take place on March 12th, 2024. Due to the fact that changing schedules make it impossible for you to know if you will be able to vote in the electoral office in Luxembourg, as pilot you are entitled to cast your votes by postal voting. You can use postal voting regardless if you would be on off, vacation, rest days or away on a rotation, on standby or on reserve on election day. You are also entitled to cast your votes by postal voting if you would be on additional off- time due to your part-time contract. Simply put, as pilot you are permitted to vote by postal voting in any case!
You ALPL Board highly recommends that you register for postal voting. Details on how to register for postal voting, the different options how you may receive and return your ballot before the electoral office closes on March 12th, will be published soon. We kindly ask you to wait until this information and the additional information your ALPL Board will provide, has been published to register for postal voting.
The message is clear: VOTE and each vote will count and will make a difference!
Please also take note of the Knowtam “Social Elections 2024”, the FAQ regarding the Delegation Election (no login needed), the additional information available on www.alpl.lu in the section VOTE, the information previously published and all future publications.
More information about how to request postal voting, how to receive and return your ballot, how to cast your votes by postal voting and your candidates will be published soon. Please stay tuned and remember: Vote!
