Ramp at American get a Tentative Agreement

[NYer]

The ramp workers at AA seemed to have agreed to a Tentative Agreement:

It includes a 6% signing bonus // a total of 9% raise over 4 years // 10 Holidays at double time // the current employees keep their Pensions and the new hires get a 401K // They keep Retiree Medical, but will pay $59 per person for the coverage once they retire // The keep a restriction on commuter flights, needed only 7 flights to keep the stations from being outsourced // they will lose 1300 positions with the elimination of Cabin Services, Bus Drivers and Fuelers.

What do you think?

 

[etops1]

I think that this is not the AA board ..

 

[Jester]

The ramp workers at AA seemed to have agreed to a Tentative Agreement:

It includes a 6% signing bonus // a total of 9% raise over 4 years // 10 Holidays at double time // the current employees keep their Pensions and the new hires get a 401K // They keep Retiree Medical, but will pay $59 per person for the coverage once they retire // The keep a restriction on commuter flights, needed only 7 flights to keep the stations from being outsourced // they will lose 1300 positions with the elimination of Cabin Services, Bus Drivers and Fuelers.

What do you think?

Overall, it sounds like a decent deal, but the Devil is in the details... what's the topped-out rate after how many years? What's the cost of healthcare benefits for current workers? What's the pension benefit in terms of monthly amounts upon retirement?

On its face value, it doesn't appear to be a bad deal for an airline that has been losing a fair amount of money... basically, something that keeps pace with inflation and gives a bonus, and the scope of less than 50 mainline flights per week to keep a station? Probably would like to get that lower, if possible, and of course, loss of scope of outsourced positions, how would those displaced workers be handled?

But let's be honest too... this deal is only as good so long as the bAAnkrupcy court can be avoided.

So Asserts Jester.

 

[FWAAA]

I'm not certain, but I believe the TA also relaxes a systemwide scope clause that has limited commuter operations to just 6% of AA's ASMs. The TA permits AA to double commuter ASMs (assuming that the mechanics and pilots also agree) to 12%.

 

[john john]

I'm not certain, but I believe the TA also relaxes a systemwide scope clause that has limited commuter operations to just 6% of AA's ASMs. The TA permits AA to double commuter ASMs (assuming that the mechanics and pilots also agree) to 12%.

I am sure scope is what US management will come after for the passengers service agent’s big stations out voting the small and medium station

 

[Dog Wonder]

No contract matters if you go bankrupt.

Except the execs.