aafsc said:
I have no problem mentioning that the SW mechanics are represented by AMFA. By the way, did not the SW AMTs vote to extend the contract negotiated by the teamsters? If so, why? As for NW, they are just like the rest of the legacies. However, my main point was that NW management came up with this plan to get rid of as many AMTs as possible over time so that when the contract becomes amendable there will be so few left that they can be very easily replaced. What happened to that "iron clad" layoff protection AMFA said was there?And when they are replaced (or they capitulate to NW management's large concessionary demands), those "unskilled" rampers will still be there making what they are making. NW will be very interesting indeed! At UA, AMFA and it's supporters blamed bankruptcy for the concessionary contract it now has (even though they said they would be better off in bk). At NW,AMFA is already offering a 16% paycut (I thought they don't negotiate concessions) NW wants 25% and even more layoffs and they aren't even in bankruptcy. I can't wait to hear AMFA's excuse this time!
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SWA AMT's voted the contract extension in for one reason, the money. I'm sure you saw how long it took the SWA FA's to get a twu negotiated contract, over two years, and it still sucks. I have a full copy of it. Uncle Herb had to get involved in negotiations because the twu was "threatening a job action" (har, har, har). The newly rich twu believers in Tulsa were lined up out the credit union door after the twu tried to copy AMFA's NWA contract in 2001, which we all know set the bar at the time for M@R. You can't tell me the twu sellouts today wouldn't jump at the raises they offered at SWA during these rough times!! Ha! You'd get run over at the door trying to stop them from voting "YES"!!!! You'd be a damn twu believer speed bump. You even mention a few hours of overtime right now, and twu sucka$$es come out of the woodwork.
There are many points you fail to understand, or choose to ignore, Mr. Ramper.
The iam at US Air was the first to sellout to massive concessions, no less then three times. Then in 2003 the twu came and reduced 50 years of negotiations to a smoking pile of rubble with what I call the MOAAS (Mother of AAll Sellouts) and a new low was established for all other carriers to shoot for.
The iam at United had a SFO "No Concessions Rally" (Local Lodge 1781) on May 8, 2002, attended by iam "Fighting Machinists" International officers. Now according to you, these were all AMFA people right? Hmmm, I don't think so. On May 1 2003, UAL iam "Fighting Machinists" M@R voted to ratify the "Restucturing Agreement Amendment" that allowed the OAK and IMC Maintenance Bases to permanently close. No, the twu Maintenance Base lie is not true, here is the proof. AMFA defeated the iam on July 15, 2003. They inherited the iam's "scorched earth" unenforcable concessionary contract. The UAL M@R should have walked when the iam was in power, but the iam like the twu, will never call even a strike vote. Instead, the iam/UAL massive concession agreements were bought hook, line, and sinker. Now AMFA is left trying to fend off the devestation and the UAL concession sellouts the iam have negotiated for at UAL.
On NWA, this infamous rouge company is now demanding vital organs from their M@R workers, after sucking the blood out of them. They have violated the AMFA agreement 9 ways to Sunday, and AMFA has filed more force majeure cases and grievances than you could count. Maybe some of the twu's "Show Us the Shared Sacrifice" t-shirts will help? This company is simply engaged in union busting with the help of the goverment and the courts. If the twu was in power at NWA, they would have caved in a looooong time ago. One "BOO" from AA and Little is crying; "We're going in to Chapter 7!!!! You gotta take these concessions!!!!!" I guess Steenland feels since NWA management gave in to AMFA at the PEB with the best M@R contract ever in 2000, its now time to pass the twu at AA in the race to the bottom to redeem themselves. Now finally, AMFA offers a 16% paycut to trying to show good faith, and with a 2 year snap back. No sick time, vacation, holidays etc, etc, etc like the twu was so eager to give. Will NWA strike? Who knows. One thing I do know, with the industrial unions, a possible strike will
NEVER happen!!!!!
The twu cowards and sellouts have nothing to say about any possible AMFA concessions....PERIOD!!!! The "Totally Worthless Union" has soldout for 23 years, no bankruptcy needed.
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