Yes Legally what could be done? The rollover of our pension into the IAM or including us in the IAM Pension? As far as the Rollover I was answering what somebody else posted, he seemed to think it could not be done, I said I think it could be done. If complete common sense ruled we never would have agreed to a deal where we didn't get paid in full for each occurrence of sick time, that we would have a week less vacation than everyone else, only five paid Holidays where they only pay us for four hours when they require us to be there 8, that we would lose our Pension and retiree medical, two overhaul bases closed and mighty Tulsa down from over 7000 Title 1 to around 2700, where was the all out War over those issues? As far as us being jammed into the IAM Pension going forward the fact is IT IS WRITTEN INTO THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT. Just as the TWU could/would not back out of that agreement they cant back out of this unless the IAM agrees to, and unless they feel that stsying with this could cost them their membership , they wont.
NOW THEREFORE, TWU and IAM agree to propose a defined benefit pension with the IAMNPF in negotiations with the New American Airlines for single , combined Collective Bargaining Agreements covering Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores employees in order to provide a defined benefit benefit pension for those employees at American Airlines whose pensions were frozen in American's bankruptcy and to continue the participation of those employees at US Airways who currently have defined benefit pensions in the IAMNPF.
There is more, signed by Robert Gless and Sito Pantoja on the 9th of May 2013.
Yes I know Gary would never accept this, Gary and I didn't accept or agree to bring back the Bankruptcy deal either but in reality he has no real say in it other than he will tell his members to vote no, just as we did with the Bankruptcy deal. This will, without Garys approval, be in the JCBA because they already agreed to it and the company will jump on this, it will save them millions compared to the 401K match. In the meantime, as our peers go through a second round of adjustments to bring them to parity with their peers Legacy USAIR guys continue to earn around $2/hour more than Legacy AA guys once you factor in just Vacations and Holidays, and none of us are near parity with our peers. The longer they drag it out the more likely they can get the IAMNPF to pass. The IAM and AA want this language, AA because it will save them millions and the Association because they feel the pension will handcuff us to the Association, it worked at USAIR in repelling the IBT raid. Look at what they did with the pay adjustment. There was a reason why they screwed the new guys, to cause dissent, these guys will be sold on the misnomer of the IAMNPF being labeled a defined Benefit Pension, when in reality its a defined benefit promise.They screwed them to destroy their trust in the older guys and their Local, 591, which will undoubtedly suggest that the members reject a JCBA that forces us into the IAMNPF.
