This is Christopher Thorn, head of the Junker's Union. This diplomatic conference is being broadcasted on all Junker channels and across all Junker stations. The following groups and individuals are permitted to join this conference to discuss diplomatic matters regarding the reputation of the Junker Body as a whole:
Junker's Union Members
Junker's Congress Members
Junker Guard Members
Junker's Alliance Members
Self-Employed Junkers
Upon private request, Diplomatic Emissaries from the governments of Rheinland, Liberty, and Bretonia may also join this discussion. All other nonauthorized communication frequencies will be blocked until access is approved by myself, or by Vladimir Tinkerbell of the Junker's Congress.
Now, to the first subect at hand - it has come to my attention, and I'm sure the attention of the congress, that the reputation of all Junkers is being degraded and ruined by a few, greedy individuals who attempt to wrongly fly vessels under our banner. This behavior may have been tolerated in the past, when no central figures were available to take responsibility for these actions, but it is destroying the ability of lawful junkers to operate in our home areas.
Primarily of note in this discussion is individuals using Junker vessels, Identification, and IFF transponders who are moving Slaves and Cardamine - particularly those who are doing so through unacceptable areas, such as the Alaska System. This has caused no end of trouble towards us from the Lawful organizations of liberty primarily, and to a lesser extent Rheinland and Bretonia. It is my assumption that these Junkers are not Junkers at all, but rather Outcasts who are trying to negatively impact our reputation while making a hefty profit for themselves.
While I cannot speak for the Junker's Congress, Guards, Or Alliance - the Junker's Union has taken all measures available in order to prevent the movement of Contraband Goods within Rheinland, including but not limited to Cardamine, Slaves, Synthetic Marijuana, Artifacts, and Counterfeit Software. The movement of Light Arms is a controversial issue, but is tolerated so long as our members are never linked to weapons being used by the local criminal populace of Rheinland.
The largest issue that has developed is that Lawful Organizations - such as the Rheinland Military, LSF, and Liberty Navy - have targeted Junker Union and Congress members and placed responsibility for the actions of these smugglers on us, as there are no other leadership figures within the Junker Body that can be 'blamed' for the act. This has caused extreme suspicion of our pilots within Liberty and Rheinland Space, and such suspicion prevents our pilots from fulfilling lawful operations - this has destroyed our ability to make honest profit, and for what? So some greedy Junker or Poser can make money off of our misfortune? This will not be allowed to happen.
In the past, it has not been uncommon for Junker stations to 'hand over' small-time problematic junker pilots to the authorities when they cause issues that jeopardize the rest of the station's occupants. I am calling for this to take place on a much large scale, in order to recover our reputation and weed out the corrupted elements before they can do further harm.
The Junker's Union is only able to enforce these ideals within rheinland at this time, so it will take the combined efforts of the Guards, Congress, and Union (and alliance, if they are established as of yet) in order to enact such a widespread apprehension of convicted individuals.
The proposal to solve this is as such:
-Any Junker Identified vessel carrying slaves be evicted from Junker stations and denied docking rights, and reported to local Lawful Authorities.
-Any Junker Identtified vessel carrying cardamine be evicted from Junker stations and denied docking rights, and reported to local Lawful Authorities.
To the second order at hand - Outcasts. Recently, outcasts have become increasingly hostile towards Junkers in all areas of Sirius. It is my belief that they wish to cut us out of the cardamine trade - if that is the case, then let them. If the outcasts want to backstab us after having helped them so long - then let them haul cardamine themselves, and see how much effort it takes to bypass lawful patrols with no inside connections.
The proposal on this act:
-Junkers may discreently report the location of outcast vessels, both cardamine smugglers and military vessels, to the local authorities as an anonymous tip. This will raise our reputation with local authorities, and further cut back the outcast source of wealth.
-Outcasts shall be denied docking rights to Junker Stations, doing so will force them to find other outlets for selling their vile cardamine and again, make it more difficult for them to profit.
Take note that these actions do not apply to any outcast allies, unless those allies are hauling cardamine - in which case they will be denied landing rights to junker stations. We have no reason to start a quarrel with the rogues, hessians, et cetera - these actions are taken against outcasts alone in an attempt to teach them to never double cross the Junkers.
The third issue at hand - Junker Guard Pilots. I have received complaints from numerous sources lately that Junker Guard pilots have been openly attacking bounty hunter vessels, killing hundreds of bounty hunters above heavily populated civilian stations. Such actions cause the bounty hunters to become even more hostile to us, which cannot be tolerated. We have enough issues with Rostock's hunters in omega 15, we cannot have bounty hunters declaring open war on us. Guard units or not, this behavior is extremely degrading the reputation of other Junkers.
I have also heard reports that several Junker Guard Pilots are using GMG vessels - I expect an explanation for that, as the GMG are not on the friendliest of terms with Junkers, and only barely tolerate our presence within sigma 13. These GMG ships should be replaced immediately with more suitable vessels for a Junker Pilot.
Lastly, it has come to my attention that numerous Junker Guard members are using Inferno cannons and outcast weaponry. Due to the above, this can no logner be accepted, and this weaponry should be immediately replaced with civilian grade or Junker-produced equivalents.
To all those who are listening in on this conference, take note that none of the above actions are being taken yet. I will await word from the Junker's Congress - which I consider to be the central political body of our organization - to decide on these matters.
This Conference channel will remain open to the above listed parties until a conclusion is met.