August 30, 2010
To: TWU Local AA System Presidents and Officers
Re: AA Contract Vote- Marching Forward
Please post on all TWU bulletin boards and websites
Our contract votes are in, and now we must re-start the contract campaign. We
will continue to push forward to secure an equitable agreement, to be
recognized for our sacrifices, and most importantly to stop the continuing
erosion of the future of all airline professionals.
Our next steps must be initiated immediately. I have asked the ATD to call
for an urgent meeting of the entire team to develop a renewed strategic plan.
While the team will help design our campaign, there are four changes I am
instituting now until we can fully review the current negotiating structure at
AA.
1. There will be two equal co-chairs of the team, one from ATD staff and
another elected by the team. This hopefully avoids much of the
miscommunications we are currently experiencing.
2. The co-chairs will BOTH attend their meetings with the company and
the NMB with no exceptions.
3. We will also make sure that every member of the negotiating team is
fully engaged in the process and demonstrates their ability to get real
time information to our members at the drop of a hat. As an example:
having dedicated team captains in the field to disseminate the
information directly from the negotiating committee.
4. 1 have asked the ATD to provide additional electronic communications
sent out as the “Contract Connection” after every negotiating session.
Regardless of how you voted, the time is now to be more united than
ever. The company may be counting on us to fight one another and
destroy ourselves from within; I can assure you that will not happen
unless you and I allow it to happen.
Again, now that the membership has spoken, we must put the past behind us
and come together and speak with ONE VOICE with the ultimate goal to get
the best contract we can for our members.
“We Move America”
The ride is not going to be easy, but we are in this together for as long as it
takes. It is a proven fact that ‘United We Stand, Divided We Fall”.
In solidarity and fraternally,
Apply a little pressure called AMP and all the sudden we have a voice they will give us info at the drop of a hat. I feel better already!
Where was all this during the last two years ?
I say do not trust Jim Little TURN UP THE AMP!!!
To: TWU Local AA System Presidents and Officers
Re: AA Contract Vote- Marching Forward
Please post on all TWU bulletin boards and websites
Our contract votes are in, and now we must re-start the contract campaign. We
will continue to push forward to secure an equitable agreement, to be
recognized for our sacrifices, and most importantly to stop the continuing
erosion of the future of all airline professionals.
Our next steps must be initiated immediately. I have asked the ATD to call
for an urgent meeting of the entire team to develop a renewed strategic plan.
While the team will help design our campaign, there are four changes I am
instituting now until we can fully review the current negotiating structure at
AA.
1. There will be two equal co-chairs of the team, one from ATD staff and
another elected by the team. This hopefully avoids much of the
miscommunications we are currently experiencing.
2. The co-chairs will BOTH attend their meetings with the company and
the NMB with no exceptions.
3. We will also make sure that every member of the negotiating team is
fully engaged in the process and demonstrates their ability to get real
time information to our members at the drop of a hat. As an example:
having dedicated team captains in the field to disseminate the
information directly from the negotiating committee.
4. 1 have asked the ATD to provide additional electronic communications
sent out as the “Contract Connection” after every negotiating session.
Regardless of how you voted, the time is now to be more united than
ever. The company may be counting on us to fight one another and
destroy ourselves from within; I can assure you that will not happen
unless you and I allow it to happen.
Again, now that the membership has spoken, we must put the past behind us
and come together and speak with ONE VOICE with the ultimate goal to get
the best contract we can for our members.
“We Move America”
The ride is not going to be easy, but we are in this together for as long as it
takes. It is a proven fact that ‘United We Stand, Divided We Fall”.
In solidarity and fraternally,
Apply a little pressure called AMP and all the sudden we have a voice they will give us info at the drop of a hat. I feel better already!
Where was all this during the last two years ?
I say do not trust Jim Little TURN UP THE AMP!!!
