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DallasConehead
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No relationship between AAR and AMR.
But you are correct about the threat of outsourcing and the T/A rejection. Changes are already underway in TUL to begin the transformation of that facility into an MRO at MRO wages. What is more interesting is the fact that you will now see AA begin the major push via threats of outsouring to go MRO.
Something changed over the last week that few people realize. This has to do with the democrats losing the House to republicans.
Rep. Oberstar, long considered a friend to airline labor and somewhat anti-management, will be replaced by a non-labor friendly chairman. There had been a push to limit and/or restrict the outsourcing of aircraft maintnenance by domestic carriers. Had this legislation come to pass, AA would have been ahead of the game and well positioned to deal with it because they still do in-house maintenance.
Now, it looks like the republicans will scrap that legislation and continue to destroy and eliminate more airline jobs to help the airlines.
So now you will see AMR begin the major campaign to threaten to outsource all heavy maintenance and at the same time threaten the TWU with the loss of thousands of union dues paying members.
What do you think the next T/A will include regarding outsourcing?
What do you think the TWU's reaction to this will be?
I know, do you?
Thats one heck of a crystal ball you have there. Hows about I add a bit more to the story, TWU will buy off on it and sell it, with the threat of AMR outsourcing our work, (1000s rifd). TUL/AFW guys will buy it and run from the sinking ship trying to fill limited slots out on the line (leaving only lower seniority, and those that can continue to run the farm on less). Of course the new "AMR MRO" will be represented by TWU, gotta keep the dues coming in. Kind of like Eagle.
Now, give me my tinfoil hat, so I can keep those silent black helicopters from reading my mind.