This is freelancer Captain Fabius of the SFMCS.Starswine.
Recent events have brought to light the fragile nature of our right to trade freely and without hindrance across the Sirius sector. Rheinland's unjustified war against the Republic of Liberty has resulted in closure of lucrative trade routes, relied upon by independent traders to feed their families and pay their crews.
As a direct response to the ongoing situation I have decided to form a committee to represent legitimate traders across Sirius. The function of this committee is not to try and bring freelancers into any sort of hierarchical association (space knows i don't want to take orders from any "boss"), but to give a voice to the disparate group of traders and mercenaries who are usually ignored when the big houses make their policies.
The committee will have no command structure in a real sense, but will be overseen by a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and an Executive Officer. The role of these officers is to administrate and organize meetings, and communicate policy changes, as decided by majority vote of the committee.
The permanent function of the committee is:
- To represent the interests of independent traders and service providers across the Sirius Sector
- To expand and perpetuate free trade across the Sirius Sector
- To assist legal enforcement of trade-related laws, including enforcement of smuggling and piracy legislature
Details of current policy will follow in later transmissions.
As of this moment I am calling upon all freelancers who seek to uphold these ideals to join the committee and help give a voice to yourself and the other independent tradesmen and women who risk their lives on the trade lanes every day just to scratch out a living!
Captains interested in sitting on the committee should contact "SiriusFreeMercantileCommittee" via the neural net, or speak to the captain of an SFMCS designated ship.