Tim Nelson
Veteran
Nobody, I repeat, NOBODY is a union man and signs off on the 60 day rule...NOBODY. And I'm sick and tired of the IAM establishing new industry standards for bottom pay. The whole second class city thing was the equivalence of the B scale that the TWU signed onto in the 80's for automatic recognition. PF is of the new wave of unionist who really aren't Labor guys. They have been taught the techniques on how to preserve their Labor organization through courses on organizing, management techniques to recognize more members at the expense of the masses, etc. Each time PF and company came with a new TA they offered up lies to sell it. The whole 1113 lie that the company won't come back for more, the MDA lie that PIT will all have jobs, the whole concession stand is closed lie, and the latest one this past september, 'your choice is to ratify or see you in 2009' lie. Everytime their lips are moving they are lying.PF aidded and abetted the PHL crowd selling 22 senior stations down the river, and he supported the 60 day rule.
He was so loathed the IAM sent out Macarone with the furlough packets instead of PF (in PF's own stations).
PF knew better than to show his face.
PF couldn't carry the jockstrap of the masses and will be voted out....soon enough. He's the farthest thing from a Labor guy that there is, and there is no question in my mind that he is management. If it acts like management and speaks like management then it is management.
regards,
Tim Nelson
IAM Local Chairman, 1487, Chicago