MBJ strike?

[InternationalShannon]

This morning, a slew of our agents were deployed to MBJ to help with a strike situation....anyone know what is going on down there? I have no idea how ops are run there - - are they mainline or contract?

Just curious!

 

[dexter]

Contract employees and our employees shouldn't be crossing their picket lines. Shameful on Labor Relations. Agents should report back immediately.

 

[USAir757]

Contract employees and our employees shouldn't be crossing their picket lines. Shameful on Labor Relations. Agents should report back immediately.

Employees who are insubordinate to their employers should be released from their duties at the company's discretion.

 

[NYGiantsFan90]

The Company cannot force someone to peform struck work, I know all three IAM CBAs have it and so does the AFA.

If you go to another station to perform struck work, your a scab.

 

[dexter]

Yes, your a scab if you cross. The individual or concerted refusal to pass such picket lines shall not constitute grounds for discipline, discharge, lay-off, or be considered a violation. 757, you are wrong to cite insubordination or any other language you conger up. The company is not only in violation but is putting you in a bodily harm situation.

On another note, would you even dare going into Jamaica and getting involved with a situation that could be life threatening? This type of Company behavior is harmful and unjust.

 

[SegmentKing]

I believe the US ground staff is contracted in MBJ.

And also, lets not forget about "foreign" unions and how they're MUCH different than unions here. The Jamaica strike may be more of a last minute work action... In the states, I believe you have to give proper notice before any work action (correct??) I'll find out a lil later today, having lunch with the Air Jamaica manager today (well, maybe.. lol)

How often do strikes happen in France at the airport? monthly? weekly?

 

[USAir757]

I don't know the details of the situation, but it seems to me less than coincidental that Montego Bay agents would choose to go on strike smack in the middle of Spring Break, probably the busiest time of the year for the station. It may be scabbing by definition, but more appropriately, it's the airline's employees taking care of their company, keeping things on track. Besides, it's not AMTs and pilots we're talking about here, it's people that have job skills that can be applied across a number of different industries. If they don't like the situation at US MBJ, they could find another job. I'm not talking about IAM guidelines, I'm talking about what's right. The only exception to refusal being insubordinate would be the threat of bodily harm. So maybe there should be some extra security measures, if that's the case.

 

[NYGiantsFan90]

What is right is honoring a picket line.

People have died all around the world including the USA in order to have to right to unionize and strike.

This company doesnt take care of its employees nor its passengers.

The ones who flew to MBJ are scabs, plain and simple.

All the unions have the right not to perform struck work and cannot be disciplined for refusing.

 

[USAir757]

People have died all around the world including the USA in order to have to right to unionize and strike.

I'm betting that if you were able to query even half of the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars as to what their motivations for fighting were, you wouldn't find "the right to unionize" in their top ten.

This company doesnt take care of its employees nor its passengers.

Do you work for the company? If so, you ought to get your resume out there or start learning another trade. Otherwise you're just going to live miserable until you're retired or dead.

The ones who flew to MBJ are scabs, plain and simple.

No, they just probably were excited about few days in Jamaica. 😀
And they probably don't agree with your previous assessment about the airline.

All the unions have the right not to perform struck work and cannot be disciplined for refusing.

Maybe, but that alone doesn't make it right.

 

[NYGiantsFan90]

Check your history.

Haymarket Square, GM Brigde, events that happened in the US.

I was not talking about wars, I am talking about people who were killed trying to unionize or during strikes.

It does make it right, that someone does not scab....

 

[InternationalShannon]

What is right is honoring a picket line.

People have died all around the world including the USA in order to have to right to unionize and strike.

This company doesnt take care of its employees nor its passengers.

The ones who flew to MBJ are scabs, plain and simple.

All the unions have the right not to perform struck work and cannot be disciplined for refusing.

The agents who went are most certainly not scabs, not a single one of them, they are well respected and top notch agents who thought they could help keep the operation running and who can blame them for wanting to hang out in MoBay? I don't know what the situation was, that's why I asked, but these are not the type of people to sell out fellow employees for a fun trip. There must be another reason the company would send them out like that, I was just wondering if anyone knew, I didn't intend to get everyone all pissed - - that is really hard not to do on here though

with all due respect 😉

 

[lineguy43]

The Company cannot force someone to peform struck work, I know all three IAM CBAs have it and so does the AFA.

If you go to another station to perform struck work, your a scab.

The iam has NO PROBLEM performing struck work they have done it before.

 

[jimntx]

Having been to Jamaica once (and once is enough as far as I am concerned), I would not be surprised if the strike was due to the company's refusal to give everyone the same day off so they could go to the beach together.

 

[dariencc]

Having been to Jamaica once (and once is enough as far as I am concerned), I would not be surprised if the strike was due to the company's refusal to give everyone the same day off so they could go to the beach together.

I can't agree with that at all. I've flown in there many times, and it is an outstanding station. The agents are professional and do a great job for us. The work ethic is equal to or better than our domestic stations. I think most pilots and F/As would tell you the same thing.

 

[jimntx]

That would not be the general work ethic there based on my observation. Beside that, it was a joke.