2014 Fleet Service Discussion

[cltrat]

how many of you think that if and when a 30 day cooling off countdown starts,  the company will come to the table a little more serious?

 

[700UW]

If the 30 cooling off period the NMB will bring both parties together for a week super mediation.

 

[cltrat]

If the 30 cooling off period the NMB will bring both parties together for a week super mediation.

thanks
 
hopefully that and the negative publicity would help

 

[700UW]

Yw, seems like we are all getting along better now on here.

 

[cltrat]

whatever our differences are
everyone needs to realize we have a common enemy, the company
It didn't take me long to figure out when I started working here that to them you're just a your employee number nothing more nothing less.

 

[700UW]

They dont give a rat's azz about anyone, no pun intended.
 
I dealt with all of them from being a shop steward, local lodge office, negotiating committee member, and District Rep.

They need a good awakening.

 

[ograc]

They dont give a rat's ### about anyone, no pun intended.
 
I dealt with all of them from being a shop steward, local lodge office, negotiating committee member, and District Rep.
They need a good awakening.

The company views any union represented employee as a liability. One that must be held in check or at best seperated from the payroll. Nothing more. It's time the union represented employees, who have sacrificed so much to keep US solvent, realize this. 

 

[cltrat]

ograc I always describe their view of an employee as a necessary evil.

 

[28L_or_10R?]

For those at CLT that called off due to weather: You will, in fact, be gettting points for calling off. The employee in admin who told people this when they called was not in a position to say this.

 

[P. REZ]

 

• Collective Bargaining Under the Railway Labor Act

1. As a first step, both sides serve a “Section 6 Notice” detailing proposed changes to an existing labor contract. Once a Section 6 notice has been served, bargaining enters the first of potentially many stages. An agreement could be reached at any stage.
2. Bargaining continues until the parties reach agreement, or either side breaks off negotiations or requests mediation by the National Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB also can proffer mediation on its own. Once in mediation, the NMB controls the schedule of talks and the timing of release from mediation. There is no time limit. Mediation usually continues for as long as the NMB believes that an agreement is possible.
3. If the NMB believes further mediation will not bring the parties to agreement, it offers binding arbitration to both sides.
4. If either side refuses arbitration, the status quo is maintained during a 30-day “cooling off” period, during which self-help* is not permitted. After the cooling off period, self-help is permitted.
5. During the cooling off period, the NMB may determine that the dispute threatens “to interrupt interstate commerce.” If the NMB makes this determination, it notifies the President, who may choose to appoint a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to investigate the dispute and issue recommendations.
6. The parties can accept or reject the PEB’s recommendations. If either party rejects them, they can resort to self-help* after 30 days. On a number of occasions, Congress has stepped in to halt a strike.

 





 
 

 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

[cltrat]

thanks Prez it's nice to see it diagrammed like that.

 

[737823]

They dont give a rat's ### about anyone, no pun intended.
 
I dealt with all of them from being a shop steward, local lodge office, negotiating committee member, and District Rep.

They need a good awakening.

There won't be a strike and regardless if given the opportunity I don't think the IAM would have the balls to act. It's convenient for them to blame the company, blame the NMB, blame the politicians, blame the process stacked against unions/airline employees (which I agree it is) than to take any action. US hasn't treated their employees well yet AA employees believe they will be treated differently.

Josh

 

[700UW]

You aren't an IAM member nor a US. Employee, you have no idea of what will go on or what is taking place.

The members have had enough, what happened at UA is UA, they haven't been through what US employees have.

And they won't settle for a POS CBA, and if they need to strike, they will.

So go back to your office and earn some money for JP, $20 billion is a big fine to pay.

 

[737823]

Are you either a current US employee or IAM member?

Josh

 

[700UW]

Are you?

Do you work out there?

Have you ever?

You don't interact with, you don't know them, and I have plenty of people that I have daily contact with who workout there, I have many friends in position of leadership, and my opinion is respected when I am asked to give advice and educate.

My son's Mother is a 30 year employ and long time IAM member, and I am a withdrawn member of the IAM.

And you have no clue what the membership is feeling or what they will do, you see the tone has changed on here, former adversaries are now allies, the want and deserve respect in the workplace and a CBA that rewards them for their hard work and sacrifices over the years to keep US alive and now into the #1 airline in the world.