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It has been almost a yr now we all have been slinging mud one way or the other, about how bad of a job the TWU has done here at AA. How we don't want the Teamsters here or how small the AMFA is.
We the AMFA organizer started this drive hoping it would be quick, since the TWU got us again with this current contract.
Bottom line we the mechanics of AA Voted "YES". Either we did not vote since we throw all mail with TWU on it right into the trash or just don't care any more.
Here are the Facts, the drive started end of May to insure all with recall rights will be off the head count.
Thus reducing the number of cards and total number of voters. IBT started in June some time.
The organizer have been collecting cards since the end of May last yr and those cards will expire after one yr from the date they were signed.
AA, TWU and the nmb will give either the IBT or AMFA a number of voters they think will be eligible voters, it will be up to the it will be up to the IBT or AMFA to prove other wise. We missed it last time by just 27 cards. So we did not get a vote. So just filing the cards does not mean we get a vote.
Alot of money has been spent by the IBT and the organizers here at AA, with some support from AMFA. But this will be the last time. When the cards expire it will take months to resign and neither the IBT or AMFA will have a chance of getting the required cards resigned.
In October or late September the DOT will finish its anti trust investigation and this merger will be approved. The BK judge already has done that.
When we get single carrier status the IAM people at USAir will all be in play at that time. For those of you that don't understand but have been told this before
The IAM has life time recall rights. That means any one who has recall rights no matter how long its been to USAir will be eligible to vote per the NMB. So a card drive there will fail. (from Any Union)
( I know that so much goes into the above paragraph you don't have to comment about how this or that needs to happen first)
It's time to evaluate what you want, If having the TWU removed as the union from our Class and Craft, NOW is the time to sign a card.
It's only a petition, you can vote as you want when it happens, But if you want a vote,
SIGN A CARD
Don't say AMFA failed again
Don't say the IBT Failed
You Failed