Amfa leaders negotiated a golden parachute equal to 1 million dollars. When the members rejected the terms and Amfa lost the money.
With the 4 month delay, United has no reason to negotiate. The terms of the cost reductions have been met. If anything comes out of the negotiations, you will see the attempts of Amfa to insert the 1 million back in. Amfa has yet to settle a contract in negotiations since 2001. Their lack of abilities are obvious.
As it was said earlier, the prime opportunity to make a point would have been the same day the judge imposed the pay reduction. With Approx. 47% of the members not voting, United would have achieved their goals of reducing head count immediately.
Amfa is between a rock and a hard spot, no confidence from its members and unable to negotiate during the down turns in the industry. I fear the mechanics thru-out the Airline Industry are the ultimate lossers.
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