wnbubbleboy
Veteran
Well its been a while since I have posted but this is a topic that affects my job directly.
Our Company had incorporated language in the contract to reduce the scope of our job duties. In the last T/A language the janitor could pretty much handle sensitive aircraft parts and ship them to points unknown. Storage of materials for aircraft use would be handled by others not covered under our contract. If you ever sat on an airplane that developed a maintenance issue we are just as involved as maintenance when it comes to materials. Our knowledge can save maintenance and you from a delay that eliminates the search time for the mechanic for parts once he decides what the problem is. There is value in that skill. That is just one instant of many tasks that would be lost since there is no caretaker for the stockroom for that city.
For a company that says it values it's employees as much as it's customers, there is no illusion to our small group that is more myth than reality.
There are rumors of plans in place to outsource our duties in PHX where there is and alternate warehouse. We support Ground equipment where we are essentially locked out of supporting functions for that group. There are dealings during negotiations where the negotiating team says one thing but are not acting in a "good faith" towards our small group.
What I have seen where I work is a move to allow the third party to do work covered under the scope of our contract rather than call us in for overtime to complete the work. Yes filing grievances through our work group is the option but the company has won since the Teamsters are piss poor at representation. We don't generate enough revenue to get uncle Jimmy to react to what essentially has been a tact by the company of "we do what we want and then you can grieve it".
With this being said could this becoming to a work group near you? The guys in Dallas are out trying to spread the word through informational picketing. Honk in support if you see them....
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/.a/6a00d8341c2cc953ef0147e0f68c6f970b-pi
Our Company had incorporated language in the contract to reduce the scope of our job duties. In the last T/A language the janitor could pretty much handle sensitive aircraft parts and ship them to points unknown. Storage of materials for aircraft use would be handled by others not covered under our contract. If you ever sat on an airplane that developed a maintenance issue we are just as involved as maintenance when it comes to materials. Our knowledge can save maintenance and you from a delay that eliminates the search time for the mechanic for parts once he decides what the problem is. There is value in that skill. That is just one instant of many tasks that would be lost since there is no caretaker for the stockroom for that city.
For a company that says it values it's employees as much as it's customers, there is no illusion to our small group that is more myth than reality.
There are rumors of plans in place to outsource our duties in PHX where there is and alternate warehouse. We support Ground equipment where we are essentially locked out of supporting functions for that group. There are dealings during negotiations where the negotiating team says one thing but are not acting in a "good faith" towards our small group.
What I have seen where I work is a move to allow the third party to do work covered under the scope of our contract rather than call us in for overtime to complete the work. Yes filing grievances through our work group is the option but the company has won since the Teamsters are piss poor at representation. We don't generate enough revenue to get uncle Jimmy to react to what essentially has been a tact by the company of "we do what we want and then you can grieve it".
With this being said could this becoming to a work group near you? The guys in Dallas are out trying to spread the word through informational picketing. Honk in support if you see them....
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/.a/6a00d8341c2cc953ef0147e0f68c6f970b-pi
