Typical you deflect instead of answering.
I guess you forgot our CBA was abrogated in Bankruptcy and the company's final offer was voted (imposed).
US currently overhauls all the 737s and Airbus A320 family aircraft in-house.
With the 757s also slowly coming back in-house also.
I do not know the current rates, but I doubt they are the lowest, as they have had raises and a post merger CBA and are currently in Section 6 Negotiations.
So is anyone going to answer how many layoffs would it be if AA outsources heavy maintenance?
Not a deflection, since i didnt think your questions were to me. Your statements inspired my questions. I hate when union people do managements work, whether its intentional or not.
IIRC you guys opened your contract early for the first round of concessions in the late Summer of 2002, because management promised if you did they would not file, which they did anyway and then they came back for more. That sent the whole industry down the toilet. Thanks.
Here you are 9 years later still singing in praise of concessions while the airlines are bringing in more money than ever.
The fact is that the mechanic per aircraft ratio at UPS and SWA and Fed Ex hasnt changed much since 2000, wheras the same cant be said for the rest of us, even AA. what has changed dramatically is the percentage difference in pay between those carriers and the legacy carriers.
Why do you assume that if we ask for more money it means less heads? Heads is determined by workload not payrates. When UAL started outsourcing their costs went up, not down. The more fuel goes up the more costly it becomes to send work out as well. Most big MROs are in out of the way places, meaning planes have to be ferried there and back. This all adds costs. If MROs are paying their guys $25/hr that doesnt mean that Airline workers have to compete with $25/hr, because MROS dont charge the airlines what they pay their workers, they charge them more, much more. Other issues are quality and control.
You say USAIR does all 737 and A-320 work in house? So are you saying Aeroman only works 757s for USAIR? Thats odd because they specialize in A-320 and 737 Heavy Maintenance
At $50/hr outsourcing may or may not be more economical, but lets make the company produce the figures and make the arguement, Union people shouldnt make it for them with just assumptions. I know you are a Union man, but maybe you need to question the information that your six figure earning business unionists leaders are feeding you. Look at how well they have done for themselves and look at us. Greedy corporataions arent the only challenge that workers face.
