700 - I went thru both the PSA merger and the Piedmont merger.. There is one clear distinct difference.
USAir aquired PSA and Piedmont. This time around US Airways aquired no one. US Airways got
bought out. If you don't believe that you can read it for your self in the SEC filings and the BK
filings..
Dont let the facts get in your way as you always say.
There is no guarantee that the IAM contract as written will be the surviving document. Either union
can represent using either document.. There is a difference you just fail to see it.
And I am not accusing you of anything.. You simply only state the facts as viewed from you IAM point of
view. The truth of the matter is the company has no intention of honoring the IAM contract. For the simple
reason it has the Scope language the company does not want. Thats a simple fact.
DP and his team of high priced lawyers are right now working on their plans to make sure that
the scope language as written does not exist when the merger is complete.
And speaking of merger.. This is not a merger.. If you have not been able to see it yet it is
a take over. When 99% of US Airways leadership is launched and taken over by AWA leadership
thats a takeover not a merger. It is a takeover with a name change. Nothing more and nothing less..
I look forward to the day you eat crow when the IAM contract goes "poof" right before you eyes.
And one additional thing. Yes the IBT contract does not have the scope that the IAM contract does..
However the AWA mechanics make more money and have better benefits. All you have to do is read their
contract which the IBT has made available. The IAM on the other hand has kept their contract
concealed and un available until the IBT posted it on their website..
The IAM contract will be the surviving contract, otherwise the IBT would be not be seeking cards to represent the M&R group. Is the IBT CBA would be the surviving CBA they would be filing single carrier status with the NMB as the IAM has done.
And AWAcontract, I have not been caught nor nasty, just providing the correct information instead of the misinformation the IBT posters have been providing.
Here is a little merger history:
PSA merger, IAM certifed as bargaining unit and IAM CBA, not IBT.
Piedmont merger, both IAM and US CBA surviving.
The NMB does not care about SEC filings, it is merger with US Airways as the surviving carrier.