Release #: UAL 24.01
January 16, 2024

United Airlines Pilots Union Elects New Leadership

CHICAGO—Today, the United Airlines Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) elected Capt. Anne Worster to serve as the pilot group’s next chair.

Capt. Anne Worster (United MEC Chair-elect)

Worster is a 27-year United Airlines pilot, currently based in Washington, D.C., on the B-777. She is the current vice chair and first officer representative for Council 11 (DCA) and chair and captain representative-elect for the MEC. Her past ALPA service includes the Elections Ballot and Certification Board, Legislative Committee chair, and 747 fleet safety representative.

Worster is also a Gulf War veteran, who served as a KC-135 pilot executing aerial refueling missions. She is a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

“I am humbled to lead 17,000 United Airlines pilots,” said Worster. “I am confident that together, we will continue to navigate change, bound by solidarity and fueled by a shared commitment to elevate our collective journey over the next two years and beyond.”

Capt. Brian Noyes was reelected as MEC vice chair, Capt. Nic Harwood was elected as MEC secretary, and Capt. Andrew Minarcik was reelected as MEC treasurer.

The four MEC officers will serve a two-year term from March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2026.

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union, representing more than 77,000 pilots at 43 airlines in the United States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at alpa.org or follow us on Twitter @UnitedPilots and @ALPAPilots.

 

United MEC Contact:
Michael Batkins
UALMECCommunications@alpa.org
847-292-1708

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