It's the attitudes from our ALR in the union meetings , we can get all this back pay, or this pay rate an hour. We know what is best for you. We have the company where we want them. Like I said we have no more power than any other mechanics in the industry do. The reason the pilots got what they did, is because the company needs pilots. They could replace us if they wanted to, if AMFA ever did a Northwest situation, they would accept a deal before they did that. If the company was really ruthless they could have replacements ready and lock us out if they wanted to. The Union will eventually reach a point, where they get the best they can, and move on. Some people would blame AMFA, but it's not their fault, and it really wouldn't matter what union you had. It's just the reality of the situation.
Well, that's "YOUR" ALR. One person. The wonderful thing about AMFA is, your members can replace him. Back pay will be 100% in the hands of the membership. I assure you of this. We must stay united about the back pay like the pilots did. It will be a NO vote without 100% back pay restored by a bonus (co. title) and the snap up increase shall equal what we have been missing for the past 5.5 years. If our "membership" allows the company to get away without paying back pay, then the company will continue to do so for every single future contract AND they will again drag out nego's when it is in their favor with no punishment for doing so, so they will do it every time because this membership will allow it every single time.
The only "power" (your words not mine) that we have is more like leverage. The Hawaii flights and maint is owned by us in our contract currently, which is the area that will help us at the table. Take note, I said help, and leverage, I am not using your words like power, and force. It can and will get worked out it will all determine how the union addresses it to the company. We obviously have not reached the co's last best and final, and we probably will never get that offer because the company is trying to get us to sign at the cheapest cost to the company. Any % less than full back pay is a winner for the company, just means they saved that money and interest for 5.5 years while rewarding the shareholders and investors with record profits and income. Now it's time to reward the mechanics group for working so professional still delivering our products on time and allowing the shareholders and investors to reap the rewards for the past as they will continue to reap the rewards in the future as well.
You seem to be the only one out here complaining about your ALR, if was that big of a problem then start the recall process, at least we have that option with AMFA, so use it.
Not making stuff up, just read the AMFA 4 , minutes, it what is preached from the floor crowsfeet I really feel sorry for you guys that are so blind. Not whiny just tired of hearing the same crap. We will meet in March, some movement, and AMFA will say the unreasonable company demands, and Then they will ask for some unrealistic pay scale to make up for scope changes. Then so on back and forth, until the end of this year. Then the same thing repeats into 2019. Until the company says enough this is it. And then sometime we have a vote.
Look, he is not blind, he is well informed about what is really going on and not believing the company updates and propaganda.
You need to call your ALR and discus your issues with him personally and get it worked out. Don't be scared to call him, he will discus it with you, if not go to the next step up the ladder, with AMFA you can do all this.