American Airlines and Labor Negotiations

[wrencher]

The latest...

American Management Continues Disrespect of 30,000 TWU Association Members

Since American management walked out of talks in late March, the TWU--IAM Association mechanic and related, stores and fleet service negotiating committees have been fully prepared to resume joint contract bargaining and bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion. Instead of making a good faith effort to to reach a fair agreement with 30,000 American Airlines ground workers and get back to work, American management has opted to conduct company controlled road shows in an attempt to bypass your negotiating committees. This diversión only serves to prolong the process and prevent Association members from reaping the benefits of a fair joint contract.

“Enough is enough. Association members have waited long enough for a fair joint contract,” said Alex Garcia and Sito Pantoja, Association Chair and Vice Chair, respectively. “The Association has been ready to resume talks since American management walked out of Negotiations, but the Company seems more interested in holding their corporate sideshows than they are in reaching a fair agreement. Each day that American management refuses to negotiate is a slap in the face of 30,000 workers.”

In late March, Johnson — talks broke down as American Airlines Executive Vice President Stephen who had never before been in negotiations — stormed out of the room because the Association rejected American’s proposals regarding medical and retirement benefits, wages, scope/job security and profit sharing, which were wholly inadequate.

“We are deeply concerned over American’s refusal to negotiate and their seeming attempt to bend Association members to their will,” continued Garcia and Pantoja. “Make no mistake, we will not bend to American’s will, we stand ready to negotiate and we are fully prepared to mobilize the Association’s significant resources and bring this process to a conclusion that provides 30,000 Association members a fair joint contact that they can be proud of.”

Then what do you have planned?

 

[AANOTOK]

Then what do you have planned?

Rumor has it the Association is planning on giving you another update similar to this one in a few weeks. 🙂

 

[wrencher]

Rumor has it the Association is planning on giving you another update similar to this one in a few weeks. 🙂

Normal

 

[The Prophet]

Then what do you have planned?

What are you going to do?

Why aren’t you all working by the book?

 

[wrencher]

What are you going to do?

Why aren’t you all working by the book?

Always have

 

[The Prophet]

Always have

Good, now if everyone else did we all would have a JCBA

 

[Tim Nelson]

Good, now if everyone else did we all would have a JCBA

Sorry but not really interested in doin anything except kicking the can. Plus working by the book with weak arse union representation doesnt give everyone the warm fuzzies. Sorry.

 

[bob@las-AA]

Never voted for any concessions in my 29 years, junior.

But it was a yes vote, how can that be?

 

[B737 driver]

Sorry but not really interested in doin anything except kicking the can. Plus working by the book with weak arse union representation doesnt give everyone the warm fuzzies. Sorry.

There's nothing wrong with using your maintenance manuals. However when it becomes an apparent slow down that is different. If you get fired, and it takes your union forever to get your job back, people will not risk it. In reality what you have on social media is about 10% of the angry people going on and on, about this sucks!-The rest of the 90% just show up to work, and kick the can so to speak.

 

[Tim Nelson]

There's nothing wrong with using your maintenance manuals. However when it becomes an apparent slow down that is different. If you get fired, and it takes your union forever to get your job back, people will not risk it. In reality what you have on social media is about 10% of the angry people going on and on, about this sucks!-The rest of the 90% just show up to work, and kick the can so to speak.

yep

 

[Tim Nelson]

Parker was right but he should have hedged.

 

[CremaDiLimone]

Fracking can't make a profit with oil in the $40's or $50's.

it varies. the permian field is break-even at $42 a barrel/$48 with exploration costs.

 

[CremaDiLimone]

Part of the reason DL can make those moves quicker than others is because they can take them away quicker than others. Aside from that, the biggest push for the gains made at DL is to keep away the unions that have been trying to organize them.

here's what i don't understand.

some here are talking about oil prices at $70, putting downward pressure on our contract. this is the issue. some are clearly worried about it.

i bring up parker and co., who have claimed we will make money with oil above $100. parker also told analysts that the fares will catch up to the oil hike.

i bring up delta, a fiscally conservative airline...not obligated to give any raises and increase profit sharing. with oil a few dollars lower than what it hit today, dl decided to give the raises, increase PS and enhance the financials of it's ready reserve.


the rebuttal is that dl is majority non-union and can take the raises away. let dl do that a few times and their employees may organize. clearly, dl is not bothered by $70 oil.

to me, that is not a satisfactory rebuttal in addressing the oil fears and our contract.

 

[CremaDiLimone]

And lets not forget that a very small presentage makes it to TOS, something like 40%

ask a dl guy what the latest news means for their ready reserve.

 

[CremaDiLimone]

Never voted for any concessions in my 29 years, junior.

i remember dialing 867-5309 and asking for jenny. i said 'no', let a bk judge take it.

as it turned out, aa messed up. i lost $1,000 month on my pension, but aa could have had it all.