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No, you're just saying that now in one of your classic disclaimer moments.WorldTraveler said:I didn't talk about the loss of JOBS. We all recognize that losing jobs was worse.
I specifically said that the issue was the loss of UNION MEMBERSHIPS.
You postulated that there was no greater loss for organized labor in the airline industry.WorldTraveler said:Could there have been a greater loss for organized labor in the airline industry than the day when the DL-NW merger was announced and the subsequent votes that resulted in tens of thousands of union membership cards, including largely from the IAM, being torn up?
How about instead of trying to redefine the obvious, focus instead on telling us what other event in the history of the US airline industry resulted in the loss of more UNION MEMBERSHIPS than the DL mergerwell obviously DL employees succeeded at keeping DL their DL and keeping the unions out.
Could there have been a greater loss for organized labor in the airline industry than the day when the DL-NW merger was announced and the subsequent votes that resulted in tens of thousands of union membership cards, including largely from the IAM, being torn up?
it was indeed a great day for DL people. They are still reaping benefits from that decision today.
Well, I could start with Deregulation or 9/11.WorldTraveler said:How about instead of trying to redefine the obvious, focus instead on telling us what other event in the history of the US airline industry resulted in the loss of more UNION MEMBERSHIPS than the DL merger
I would agree with you that 9/11 was the most devastating day to aviation in the US.Well, I could start with Deregulation or 9/11.
Somehow, I'm sure you'd deflect and disclaim those events as being insignificant compared to the DL/NW merger as well.
Split the hairs if you wish, WT. I'll still maintain that seeing jobs eliminated outright is far more troubling to a union than losing the dues income. I've carried a trade union card. Have you?
What did you realistically expect him to do? Demand wasn't there and airlines eventually had to lay off staff.100,000 airline employees were laid-off due to 9/11.
Myself and several other union reps went to the White House to lobby for the Money and the ATSB loan program which the airline used to lay people off instead of keeping them employed.
Lets just say George W Bush's economic adviser Carlos Bonilla was not very receptive to labor.
Well look what happened.Fellow Stewards,
It pleases me to inform you that after productive meetings with UAL and District 141, the below wing reductions have been rescinded in San Diego, Orlando, and Tampa.
This will alleviate the impact the reduction MAY have at IAH. Rich Delaney will have a bulletin out as soon as he is able at iam141.org.
In Solidarity,
Jorge Bonilla
700UW said:Well look what happened.