Just this recent asap rep election this week, only 16% bothered to vote. Unfortunately, very few give a hoot.
Notice how in 1980 the Southwest Airlines Mechanic Association challenged the IAM. Might be worth another go I due time.
Thanks for your Navy service, I worked many aircraft in the USAF also, not the subject here. The subject at hand is the current AMT ratio at SWA vs AA, and how 12 fleet types compared to 2 doesn't really match up with wide bodies in the mix and TULE overhaul base, where SWA has always outsourced heavy checks. SWA needs to increase the ratio, but its low for these facts.
No I want results not a,never ending stalemate, if it sucks vote it down like in 2002, then fix what is wrong. But if we go 7 or more years like I am hearing, I guarantee to avoid an impass they will bring put a deal, and people will be so hungry for water they will eat the sand. So if that happens , and we get a not great half way crapshoot deal. People will say we waited this many years and we got this, what was the point? I predict if we can't reach a T/A there will be a total replacement of the officers and RLAs.
His entire post went right over your head, except for min. AMT ratio, huh?
No minimum ratios that I have seen. But there is this gem; "It is understood that nothing in this Article requires the maintenance of the present volume of work". Read into that as you will. There is a supposed to be a cap of 35% of "Aircraft related maintenance" and 15% line which is "Subject to exclusions or modifications described elsewhere in this agreement". I have never seen any official report of what the outsource percentage actually is today. I would say it's much higher than 35% with all the 777s that were sent to China after AFW was shuttered, and now sent out to Timco or Pimpco hack shops as I guess China isn't getting them done on time or up to standards AA expects.
A "never ending stalemate"? Well, 5+ years is a travesty with SWA making record profits, but your not living under a 15 year gutted BK contract as AA is. I don't see another 7 years to get a contract if you stand your ground, which you seem to be lacking if your living on your knees. So your nonsensical statement "people will be so hungry for water they will eat the sand" really is sadly laughable to me. Ad nauseam here again, you have an intact contract that has been industry leading for years up until recently at SWA. You have no idea what it's like to "eat the sand" Mr Driver. Trust me on that.
So no minimums and the Company can adjust as they see fit subject to....Any movement for a strike vote?
I am serious if you remember AMFA 11 , your local took control, and promised delivery of the objective, if there is failure to achieve objective, then in like two more years, there will be leadership changes, you don't change unions unless you have to, you change the leadership.
I do have a grip we want results, just like you want results at American.We don't want we wait seven or eight years, might not be that long. And if you could had the same thing five years ago, you faught for nothing. That's just stupid. But it's worth the fight if you get something for it. I just don't want a Northwest situation , where those guys went ten years without a raise, then got AMFA in when they kicked out the IAM. Finally got their raises, and the language was used against them, because they didn't read the fine print.
