The attorneys of AMFA have in the past proven their tenaciousness and expertise on occasion after occasion. AMFA does not win every battle but they have proven to their membership that they will not give up.
At Northwest a protest was lodged by the IAM which delayed AMFA taking over for several months. AMFA survived attempts to unseat them at NWA with the help of their legal staff.
At United the IAM won the battle twice in the last ten years through trickery, but I ask you now, Who represents the mechanics and related at UAL?
At Horizon AMFA won the representational election by less that 5 votes and the TWU could not get the decision overturned.
At Mesaba the company tried to violate the terms of the collective bargaining agreement and contract out overhaul maintenance. AMFA and its legal staff did not allow that to happen.
Just recently at NWA 150 members are being reinstated with FULL BACK PAY. Sure its not as many people returning to the box as AMFA wanted but when is the last time any mechanic returned to the box with full back pay at AA?
AMFA is persistant and its lawyers are tenacious. If the membership at AMFA represented airlines did not believe it were true than the AFL-CIO would be having more success with their card drives. The AFL-CIO cannot get a foothold at any AMFA represented airline.
My prediction:
AMFA will prevail in the appeals process since it is obvious that the list was inflated. It will not take much to prove the list a sham.
By this time next year AMFA will be preparing for early openers with American Airlines.
At Northwest a protest was lodged by the IAM which delayed AMFA taking over for several months. AMFA survived attempts to unseat them at NWA with the help of their legal staff.
At United the IAM won the battle twice in the last ten years through trickery, but I ask you now, Who represents the mechanics and related at UAL?
At Horizon AMFA won the representational election by less that 5 votes and the TWU could not get the decision overturned.
At Mesaba the company tried to violate the terms of the collective bargaining agreement and contract out overhaul maintenance. AMFA and its legal staff did not allow that to happen.
Just recently at NWA 150 members are being reinstated with FULL BACK PAY. Sure its not as many people returning to the box as AMFA wanted but when is the last time any mechanic returned to the box with full back pay at AA?
AMFA is persistant and its lawyers are tenacious. If the membership at AMFA represented airlines did not believe it were true than the AFL-CIO would be having more success with their card drives. The AFL-CIO cannot get a foothold at any AMFA represented airline.
My prediction:
AMFA will prevail in the appeals process since it is obvious that the list was inflated. It will not take much to prove the list a sham.
By this time next year AMFA will be preparing for early openers with American Airlines.