NWA Mechanic Recall

[Don Smith]

I was doing some surfing the other day and took a look at the AMFA site and noticed the numbers of recalled mechanics since the strike ended. As far as I can see, it looks like a litttle over 300 mechanics were recalled. I noticed the seniority date of the junior guy was 92. Well, who would have guessed it. With my Jan 89 seniority date I would have been recalled.
All I can say is the same thing I said when I took the ten weeks severance...Good riddance!
A few of the mechanics on this forum know that my career to a turn for the better AFTER nwa. If I would have waited around for recall I no doubt would have been heading back to DTW on midnights where I was before. The agony of that wouldn't be the daily flying commute from CMH or the 1/3 less pay and benefits (painful as that would be) but the fact that I would be working with those SCABS that crossed the picket line and the SCAB replacement mechanics. As I've said many times on this forum, I CAN'T STAND SCABS! Their willingness to stab the mechanics on the picket line in the back only prolonged the strike and gave the company the green light to radically adjust pay and benefits.
I still keep in touch with some of the former mechanics who, like me, took the severance and moved on. Without exception, they feel they are better off without nwa running their lives. I don't fault any of the recalled mechanics for returning to nwa, we each have to gauge what is best for them and their families. Good luck guys, you'll need it.

 

[slothman2000]

Sorry Don, I don't think that it got that far....some techs took support tech jobs...the actual recall for techs was 1984 I believe....Incidently, I don't know if you saw the email that was circulating after amfa de-certified, but delta is willing to hire the techs that were involuntarily terminated (took the 5 weeks severance and stayed on the recall list till 11/08) I understand that these positions will be at the outstations that were outsourced when we went on strike or atl....oh...they are new hire positions...you lose all seniority and start from scratch...I do agree...good riddens and good luck to delta hiring techs at 20.00 an hour to start...Joe

I was doing some surfing the other day and took a look at the AMFA site and noticed the numbers of recalled mechanics since the strike ended. As far as I can see, it looks like a litttle over 300 mechanics were recalled. I noticed the seniority date of the junior guy was 92. Well, who would have guessed it. With my Jan 89 seniority date I would have been recalled.
All I can say is the same thing I said when I took the ten weeks severance...Good riddance!
A few of the mechanics on this forum know that my career to a turn for the better AFTER nwa. If I would have waited around for recall I no doubt would have been heading back to DTW on midnights where I was before. The agony of that wouldn't be the daily flying commute from CMH or the 1/3 less pay and benefits (painful as that would be) but the fact that I would be working with those SCABS that crossed the picket line and the SCAB replacement mechanics. As I've said many times on this forum, I CAN'T STAND SCABS! Their willingness to stab the mechanics on the picket line in the back only prolonged the strike and gave the company the green light to radically adjust pay and benefits.
I still keep in touch with some of the former mechanics who, like me, took the severance and moved on. Without exception, they feel they are better off without nwa running their lives. I don't fault any of the recalled mechanics for returning to nwa, we each have to gauge what is best for them and their families. Good luck guys, you'll need it.