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The reason I brought the Teamsters up if remember Swampy that's how AMFA got into SWA by blaming the Teamsters for the problems. It was easy to just ask for extensions, and add to the language. The point is AMFA is no different than any other union when you go up against ex Northwest management, or others that are not original SWA, and that's what took so long, still no official T/A. If American gets AMFA they still face the same Parker and company, that wants to contract stuff out and limit pay increases and benefits. They will just find if AMFA puts up a fight it will take a very long time, just like it did us. You will find companies will not hand out money like candy, anymore.I would not doubt it at all after the membership gets all the info from the RS's and our NC and economist. BTW, hiring this economist is what really got the co. to move, well worth it while others were slamming the union for spending the money.
You brought up the teamsters not me. But since you did, if they were here we would have had a contract already, probably in the first 3 years. However, scope would have been agreed to and dismantled, we would not have ETOPS or Hawaii, international outsourcing would have increased, just as before with the teamsters, the co. would have gotten their huge wish of all mechanics reporting in the hangars and then been given assignments to work location with NO bid locations, just like AirTran was. And no full retro, no snap up clause, and more than likely a merely 1-2% raise. How do I know all this, because with the teamsters track record at SWA, They would have caved long ago to the companies demands just like they have before after behind closed door deals. There ya go, you brought up the teamsters, not me...
Definitely not a mechanic either.