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... everyone is where the International wants them...
The INTL's legal team is a tremendous resource. Just today it fought successfully for the voting rights of 1,000 UA members. The IAM INTL's political muscle often makes itself known and I'll give it credit where it deserves credit. I have no problem with the professionals within the IAM INTL. One of my big gripes is that the District needs to quit pounding its chest saying "I da man, and I knows my stuff" and needs to secure professionals in-house and actually present in negotiations. The District representation is just cruddy and unprofessional and it's completley profane for me, Delaney, or any AGC to suggest that we know the legal languages good enough to not have an attorney in negotiations or arbitrations as an additional resource and a cost savings measure. Our District simply is not professional and that simply will not change unless the masses occupy the union. As an educated man, I have no problem admitting that I don't have a law degree and that I need to surround myself with professionals. There is a reason why the contract has so much gray in it that you can paint a USS Battleship. Cripes, we couldn't even get the 2% right and who knows how many non precedence LOA Delaney signed. WHen is your contract, really not your contract?What's the purpose of the International besides beer and bratwurst leadership parties?
So Ponders Jester.
If they use the same old standard IAM campaigning tactics, they will lose.
Am I crazy, but I feel the IAM is slipping.......what do you think?
nah, that's where I disagree with you T5towbar,
We change the leadership and we do what all good labor unions do....
The INTL's legal team is a tremendous resource. Just today it fought successfully for the voting rights of 1,000 UA members. The IAM INTL's political muscle often makes itself known and I'll give it credit where it deserves credit. I have no problem with the professionals within the IAM INTL. One of my big gripes is that the District needs to quit pounding its chest saying "I da man, and I knows my stuff" and needs to secure professionals in-house and actually present in negotiations. The District representation is just cruddy and unprofessional and it's completley profane for me, Delaney, or any AGC to suggest that we know the legal languages good enough to not have an attorney in negotiations or arbitrations as an additional resource and a cost savings measure. Our District simply is not professional and that simply will not change unless the masses occupy the union. As an educated man, I have no problem admitting that I don't have a law degree and that I need to surround myself with professionals. There is a reason why the contract has so much gray in it that you can paint a USS Battleship. Cripes, we couldn't even get the 2% right and who knows how many non precedence LOA Delaney signed. WHen is your contract, really not your contract?
nah, that's where I disagree with you T5towbar,
We change the leadership and we do what all good labor unions do....negotiate upwards using the profits as our leverage. Instead of the IAM's normal negotiating downwards towards and against express wages. Look fellas, express wages and express workers have always been around. UA is making BILLIONS net, not even millions. The union has tons of leverage when a company is making such money. But the union needs to have a sense of urgency since profits can become losses in this industry in a matter of one or two years. Then leverage will be lost.
At any rate, T5towbar, I don't believe Kyle will be doing you guys any favors. It seems as if he supports whatever Delaney says.
regards,
I couldn't agree more exramperTim..This is the problem..the legal team fought hard for UNITED. What about the 250 and more at USAir..they didn't do squat.. If it doesn't say United then they don't give a damn
I am an IAM member, no longer an IAM employee."BIG PICTURE" Tim Nelson from ORD. My question to you is, are you a LCC employee or a IAM employee ? I work for LCC and I'm a IAM Union Member.
Amen to that! I am one of those 250 that furloughed this last round. I emailed my AGC to inquire about a few things including the "supposed" grievance award for our stations getting axed prematurely. Do you think I have heard a peep from him...NOPE! It is incredible to imagine the level of responsibility one takes on when they become an AGC, and then to see what they actually do in return! Why do we even have AGC's? The one for my area is a ghost and doesn't respond to member inquiries. What a joke this freakin union is! The union dues are simply a legal form of extortion for the permission to work on the US Airways property. Then when you need them (See: BUF example back in December), where the "EFF" are they?Tim..This is the problem..the legal team fought hard for UNITED. What about the 250 and more at USAir..they didn't do squat.. If it doesn't say United then they don't give a damn
nah, that's where I disagree with you T5towbar,
We change the leadership and we do what all good labor unions do....negotiate upwards using the profits as our leverage. Instead of the IAM's normal negotiating downwards towards and against express wages. Look fellas, express wages and express workers have always been around. UA is making BILLIONS net, not even millions. The union has tons of leverage when a company is making such money. But the union needs to have a sense of urgency since profits can become losses in this industry in a matter of one or two years. Then leverage will be lost.
At any rate, T5towbar, I don't believe Kyle will be doing you guys any favors. It seems as if he supports whatever Delaney says.
regards,
I personally spoke to Delaney last night after he dropped 3 F bombs on me. Nonetheless, here is the firsthand news for your group.I'm really not sure about that, Tim. I'm not having confidence in the negotiating skills of this district.........
As I stated before, these two events I stated before matters a lot. AA will be resetting costs. WN will be in that mindset depending on what happens to AA. Look, Jeff said publicly that he is not going back to old UA costs. So where does that leave us? This coming June, our base (for top out on the CO side) will be 22.29. UA's old rate was around 25.00. You think that THIS negotiating team can get that? I don't think so. (full disclosure: I don't know what the offers and counter offers are, but rumor is that the company wants to work off the IBT contract.) And the issue of UA retro. They should have gotten at least a bump up during negotiations.
Sorry to rant on a US board, but I feel that the AA bk will affect us all in one way or another.