A letter from MR to the AMT's stated that SWA's offer is 5% over AA and United. That tells me he already knows what the United mechanics are being offered. And yes D757, the airlines talk to each other about what they are offering each group. I think SWA is rushing to a contract all of a sudden to get done before UPS comes to terms. Some on the floor are thinking we may get a final offer or a take it or leave it offer soon from the co. If anything comes out without any changes to the language asks by the co. we need to send an overwhelming 100% NO vote back to the co. I am done with any more outsourcing. Over 68-75% is plenty and actually too much, but it is what the teamsters have allowed for decades when they were here, and it's nearly impossible to get that work back in house. More tweeks are needed for the membership to buy off on it. Birdman, notice how the co. has not bugged on the scope language so far? The mediator needs to get them to move on this part, and they are still gonna have to tweek the economics side of it. They did state when they left the table last time that this was not a final offer, even though it was stated as a "take it or leave it" offer in the updates. So wondering if we might see a final offer after this next weeks nego's? If they do, and AMFA allows it to come out for a vote, it will be the first time the mechanics would get something to vote on in over 4 years, our Pilots and F/A's already had their first votes, and both were voted down by the membership even though the union leadership at both agreed in principle and the F/A's presidents and NC highly recommended a yes vote. Now the union is looking to oust president of the F/A's union. This should have been done when the NC was replaced.
