The company got their $330 million in concesssions in 2003, then we gave them $500 million in productivty gains that werent included in the concessions, then they took another $315 million through headcount cuts, so they gained around $1.3 Billion a year from us and they put zero dollars on the table. Thats their idea of shared gain. I cant help it or stop them from spending it on New Airplanes, new Admirals Clubs and loaning it to One World partners.
While only a personal opinion, I feel that anyone who believed any of the company/union (one in the same) tripe in 2003 and voted yes on that contract
without the appropriate worker safeguards in place hasn't enough sense to be an aircraft mechanic - perhaps a lawnmower mechanic but not aircraft. It's another example of "Any fool can study for and pass a test".
I believe Carty was leaving anyway - the board talked him into the appearance of falling on his sword on his way out to placate the union memberships, just another bit of drama similar to "they were at the courthouse steps ...". Now, I've been to a goat roping and a few county fairs but this pack of lies beat all I ever stepped in during my entire life.
I told many at the time I didn't believe for a minute the company had any intention of honoring their handshake agreements - Jim Little knew that very well, yet he and his minions lobbied the workers to accept the cuts knowing full well there wouldn't be a reduction in dues collections - life is good.
The TWU membership is still paying dues to have some of their membership do company-related tasks. In almost all cases, however, that was a good thing as those who gravitated towards towards office-help positions weren't worth a damn in their respective jobs anyway which saved the company money (because they weren't on the floor screwing things up) but most importantly (to the company, anyway) kept the illusion and lie of "Working Together" in view and alive.
Now, we have a bunch of ridiculous slogans popping up all over the base, evidently to instill some sort of pride in a company-bought-and-paid-for organization that should have been scrapped long ago. Personally, I would be embarassed for the outside world to see this nonsense - the very idea these BS idioms would influence the thinking of a worker who is supposedly "educated" to some degree or another says volumes as to what the TWU really thinks of those from whom it collects dues.
I feel greatly insulted, as should everyone else employed by American Airlines.
Enough already - last one out, hit the switch.
