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On 6/18/2003 9:57:20 AM Chip Munn wrote:
Lavman:
Lavman said: "Chip can you not comprehend that the scope language has not changed in regards to overhauling of aircraft? The language is still the same as it was since 1949."
Chip answers: Lav, I fully understand the issue at hand. Every airline employee at every network carrier has the same problem. In reality, the issue is low-cost carriers with CASM’s between 7 and 8 cents, with network carriers much higher. According to news media reports, the IAM does not specifically state A320 work and the company believes it has the contractual right to outsource this maintenance. That’s their position and with a 6-year contract, I believe this issue will go to an expedited grievance.
Best regards,
Chip
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Chip the contract language does not specify any type of airplane, it has been IAM covered work since 1949 and it will remain IAM covered work at US Airways, once again I ask you the same question:
"Can you comprehend that the US Airways/IAMAW Mechanic and Related contract gives us the exclustivity of overhauling
ANY airplane that US Airways flies on the mainline?"
We have overhauled every mainline fleet type since 1949, when the DC-9, MD-80, 737-200/300/400, 757 and 767 were once new equipment introduced into the fleet and they have never been vendored out, we all ready do the overnight and three day check on the narrowbody airbii and we do the heavy maintenance on the A330 all ready, nothing has changed, the contract language in regards to scope of overhauling mainline airplanes has not changed!
It would be the same as US Airways telling ALPA that Mesa pilots at Mesa wages are now going to fly all the mainline jets, your scope gives you the exclustivity to that work as our''s does. Except that we get paid the same no matter what kind of airplane we work on, unlike ALPA that gets paid by fleet type.