a/c maint taxi and tow?

[brownmech]

"The IBT's Airline Division leaders Clacy Griswold, Ed Gleason and Bob Fisher decided to trade away Aircraft Movement, (Towing and Taxi) to IAM Ramp Supertug crews.."

YES.......... This is just one example of how the teamsters are selling out the United Airlines
Mechanics and giving up jobs.
The teamsters have also gutted out the United Airlines contract and reworked it with weak
Scab language from continental airlines contract.
The scabsters had promised to utilize the best of both contracts from Ual and Cal and yet again their lies have been exposed as the current negotiations reveil we at United have been lied to by the Scabsters.
AA Mechanics, do not make the same mistakes UAL Mechanics did.

 

[Anomaly]

This accusation first came up a few weeks ago but I had not had the opportunity to learn the truth until very recently. According to both my SFO BA's, the company proposed an offer to the IBT leadership Ed, Bob, and Clacy, who agreed to consider the offer and take it to the membership. The offer was to trade away the aircraft movement function from mechanics to ramp in exchange for a sum of money to be distributed by the mechanics (they could not tell me the exact dollar figure, but I understand the leadership agreed that the money was worthwhile). This offer was taken to the full rank and file negotiating committee who will ultimately decide whether or not to accept the offer. I was told the committee will have the final word but has not voted on the subject yet because they are waiting to see proposals on other economic subjects such as overall wage and benefit packages. I verified this with two of the UA committee members (one from Denver the other from SFO).

For the sake of argument, I also discovered it is true that the deal was proposed in private to the three mentioned IBT leaders. These three apparently agreed that the deal was good and beneficial to the mechanics. However, it was also made abundantly clear that the COMMITTEE would have the final say by way of a vote. Ed, Bob, and Clacy may make agreements all they want, and while I may respect their decision, the final agrrement will be made by the full 13 member committee.

By the way, the movement function on behalf of the ramp was only for aircraft under TOW. Taxi would remain a mechanic function at all stations.

It was fairly simple to get a reasonable answer to this issue, I just had to find the time to do it. I would suggest you do this next time before spreading rumors.

This link supports what I was able to find out on my own.

http://www.teamster.org/content/amfa%E2%80%99s-poor-attempt-distort-truth

 

[xUT]

This accusation first came up a few weeks ago but I had not had the opportunity to learn the truth until very recently. According to both my SFO BA's, the company proposed an offer to the IBT leadership Ed, Bob, and Clacy, who agreed to consider the offer and take it to the membership. The offer was to trade away the aircraft movement function from mechanics to ramp in exchange for a sum of money to be distributed by the mechanics (they could not tell me the exact dollar figure, but I understand the leadership agreed that the money was worthwhile). This offer was taken to the full rank and file negotiating committee who will ultimately decide whether or not to accept the offer. I was told the committee will have the final word but has not voted on the subject yet because they are waiting to see proposals on other economic subjects such as overall wage and benefit packages. I verified this with two of the UA committee members (one from Denver the other from SFO).

For the sake of argument, I also discovered it is true that the deal was proposed in private to the three mentioned IBT leaders. These three apparently agreed that the deal was good and beneficial to the mechanics. However, it was also made abundantly clear that the COMMITTEE would have the final say by way of a vote. Ed, Bob, and Clacy may make agreements all they want, and while I may respect their decision, the final agrrement will be made by the full 13 member committee.

By the way, the movement function on behalf of the ramp was only for aircraft under TOW. Taxi would remain a mechanic function at all stations.

It was fairly simple to get a reasonable answer to this issue, I just had to find the time to do it. I would suggest you do this next time before spreading rumors.

This link supports what I was able to find out on my own.

http://www.teamster....t-distort-truth

All you had to say was that it was true.
Having 3 members or 13 members vote on a side letter LOA is no different.
What is actually said in the LOA will be the final wording.
I didn't see mention of taxi (or much of anything else) in the document you referenced.
Long winded post that didn't prove anything.
Thanks for the entertainment!
B) xUT