I would just like to personally thank these Local Presidents for taking the time to make this informative video. While no promises are made about what anyone might or might not gain from a NO VOTE, these leaders make clear and concise points as to why we should VOTE NO and continue the process.
These are difficult times for everyone and both AA and the TWU International are using FEAR and small monetary carrots to once again ask us to lead the industry and the profession back towards the stone ages. The only stone age that AA needs to see is a return of a Union that stands together, willing to fight together, instead of being further divided and weak. Lord knows it has been ages since we in the TWU have taken our turn at the battle front instead of caving like cowards.
It is no secrest that I was a yes voter on T/A, but only because I had my doubts that given the environment and company tools available that we would ever see a better deal come forward. Well that is now water under the bridge and the time has come to challenge the company and stop selling ourselves short. There is no promise of a better agreement down the road, but this last best offer is as bad as bad gets, and we cannot allow ourselves to be ruled by fear any longer. Just because there are small differences between the March 22 1113c proposal and this last best offer, don't be fooled by this, because it is clear that the 3/22 term sheet was a precursor to attempt to sell this garbage, and nothing more than a tool of threat for them to compare and sell you this bag a trash today.
Not only should this offer be rejected, it should be rejected in such a large percentage that the result leaves AA no question that much of this offer must be modified by large amounts instead of perception that is was a close vote and that small changes from this offer will suffice.
While some have already attacked Bob for his previous stance, and even I myself threw my share of stones at his earlier video. I now commend him and agree 100% with the direction he and the others are now leading us given our current circumstance.
Many of the TWU supporters you see on this board are perfect examples of what a selfish union man really is, and some of them have no less than two or three family members working at AA now in Tulsa, many of them without real skill and very little seniority. These individuals are willing to sacrifce you and everyone else to protect their own. In other words, their relatives are now worth your demise and decimation, as long as they are saved. This is sad fact, but none the less the truth.
Everyone should VOTE LOUD, and VOTE NO.
I AM DENNIS
PS please stop the attacks on your fellow union brothers, rather it be Tulsa, Bob, or anyone else. If you are too foolish to see that now is the time to unite and stop that nonsense, then you deserve what you get as a result of ignorance.
