YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!
Local562 will be an overwhelming NO. I predict 90% or better. Local 562 has JFK. LGA, BOS, SJU, EWR PHL, and BDL. Probably AA's most profitable area.
The concern is that the Company/union will wage a "Shock and awe" campaign in the bases that will leave out the fact that they will be not only be voting themselves a massive paycut and concessions for six years but for many, they will be voting themselves out of a job. The curent contract provides protection for all those hired before March 1 2001, the new agreement will knock that back to 97. Was this for $#!+$ and giggles? The road show including Art Luby, the representative for the International, not the members, will be giving these guys the worst case scenario and fail to inform these guys that he is recommend that they give away before BK more than UAL has recieved in BK. Our agreement gives much much more than the rejected UAL agreement would have. The rejected UAL agreement contained concessions that we gave back TWENTY YEARS AGO. Why would the International want to do this? Because if AA secures these concessions without going into bankruptcy it makes it more likely that UAL will liquidate. If UAL liquidates AA will likely expand into the void. TWU membership will swell. The TWU will strike another blow against the IAM. More dues for the TWU at the expense of the IAM.Its a Win win deal for the TWU and AA, its the worst deal that was ever put towards any workgroup that pretended to have a union.
This deal gives NO GUARANTEES, thats why the Union will try to sell it based upon FEAR. They will do whatever they can to prevent us from thinking, "DONT THINK, BE AFRAID,DONT THINK BE AFRAID, the sky is falling! Quick step into the trap, er I mean shelter, we shall protect you". Shock and awe. In one sentence we will tell you that in BK management will lose control of the company but then we will tell you that if we agree to give concessions and they go BK anyway they 'will try not to come back for more". Well how would they, they would be gone? If not gone they they would be directed by the DIP. "Sorry guys, we tried but we need another 10% and your first born" " What! You're not willing to sacrifice your first born on the altar of corporate greed? YOU ARE NOT A TEAM PLAYER!!!! "Hurry you have to vote right away, before you have time to think". "Hurry, the sky is falling. Give everything away before they take it!" Dont think just trust us, the same people who brought you the "Me Too clause", "The Virtual Early Out Package", B-Scale, "Iron Clad Language", Six year Contracts, 12 year progressions, System Attrition, OSMs, SRPs etc. Have we ever decieved you before?