"We are the Union"? Thats not what the TWU's lawyers said this past week in Court in ORD. There the Internationals lawyer said that Jim Little and gang can do whatever they want, even over the objections of the members and the people the members elected to represent them. Its not "our" union, its theirs, we can either do as they say or leave.
By the way in discovery the International finally released the PP presentation they used to dupe the IEC into accepting their plan, in it they claimed that Overhaul will be reduced at least 50%. Total reduction from when aa filed BK would be 6000 jobs lost, thats 1500 more than they said we would lose if we did not ratify the concessions. Our total headcount would land at 6325 according to the presentation based on info given by the company.
AA is headed towards substantial headcount reductions, more than likely there will be RIFS. With System Protection gone and free reign to rewrite the QAM the company will be able to put formerly system protected workers in OH on the street and keep the low paid new mechanics on the line.
We accepted the worst contract in the industry upon the advice of our International. They hired experts to make video's to convince our members to accept this deal, claiming that it would save 4500 jobs, yet within months they reveal that at the time they knew that to be false, that by 2017 if we agreed to the terms that our headcount would go down to just 6325, thats a two thirds reduction from when we first started accepting industry leading concessions to save jobs.
This is what happens when your representation is appointed. This situation only exists at AA. Other Locals outside the AA system do not have appointed International employees in control of their contract. This is an intolerable situation and it must be corrected by any means necessary.
You tell people to get involved if they don't like it, then when they do you tell them that they should not try and change it, that they should accept and support those who are doing the things that they were against from the start, the things you told them to get involved with to change. You claim that once we get involved that we have to put aside our loyalty to the members, the profession and give our loyalty to people the International appoints, people who can not be held accountable by the members. The fact is the Constitution says the members are the Ultimate Authority, then it follows that statement with language that takes authority away from the membership, so which part of the Constitution should we obey, the part that says the membership is the ultimate authority or the part that says they aren't? The fact is you are a liar, a cultist who really does not believe in Unionism or Democracy. On top of all that you are a Coward as well.
By the way in discovery the International finally released the PP presentation they used to dupe the IEC into accepting their plan, in it they claimed that Overhaul will be reduced at least 50%. Total reduction from when aa filed BK would be 6000 jobs lost, thats 1500 more than they said we would lose if we did not ratify the concessions. Our total headcount would land at 6325 according to the presentation based on info given by the company.
AA is headed towards substantial headcount reductions, more than likely there will be RIFS. With System Protection gone and free reign to rewrite the QAM the company will be able to put formerly system protected workers in OH on the street and keep the low paid new mechanics on the line.
We accepted the worst contract in the industry upon the advice of our International. They hired experts to make video's to convince our members to accept this deal, claiming that it would save 4500 jobs, yet within months they reveal that at the time they knew that to be false, that by 2017 if we agreed to the terms that our headcount would go down to just 6325, thats a two thirds reduction from when we first started accepting industry leading concessions to save jobs.
This is what happens when your representation is appointed. This situation only exists at AA. Other Locals outside the AA system do not have appointed International employees in control of their contract. This is an intolerable situation and it must be corrected by any means necessary.
You tell people to get involved if they don't like it, then when they do you tell them that they should not try and change it, that they should accept and support those who are doing the things that they were against from the start, the things you told them to get involved with to change. You claim that once we get involved that we have to put aside our loyalty to the members, the profession and give our loyalty to people the International appoints, people who can not be held accountable by the members. The fact is the Constitution says the members are the Ultimate Authority, then it follows that statement with language that takes authority away from the membership, so which part of the Constitution should we obey, the part that says the membership is the ultimate authority or the part that says they aren't? The fact is you are a liar, a cultist who really does not believe in Unionism or Democracy. On top of all that you are a Coward as well.
