I asked you before and don't remember the answer, so again, did ALPA represent non-union workers in 1992? Of which my Dad was a member and he doesn't blame the pilots for what he lost. Must be you, but then again you went out on a strike you couldn't pull off. Poor mechanics, tied to someone like you. I'm sure they are out there, but I've yet to find a pilot that aspired to be a cleaner.
The company made it quite clear, that if one organized group would take concessions they would impose it on the non-union workers.
They lost their pensions, no more sick time nor vacation, replaced with PDOs, (less time) cut 40% of the workforce to part-time, outsourced, mail, freight, express work and most of catering. No more oji protection either, mass layoffs and increase of insurance to $300 a month for part timers, shall I continue?
Then why did I file hundreds of grievances during the 30 day cooling off period when pilots were found cleaning planes?
I was busy going from flight to flight to get names and payroll #s of crews cleaning planes, I was taken off the regular work schedule as the Shop Steward.
That was the real travesty of the IAM contract. So many unlicensed members diluting the bargaining power of the licensed members. It really drug the mechanics down.
Driver B)
Once again you show your ignorance of the RLA, the NMB sets class and craft, not the union, there were over 6,000 mechanics and less than 1,000 Utility, shall I do the math for you or can you figure that out all on your own?
And many utility went to Dalfort in CLT and got their A&P licenses and are still mechanics to this day.
And once again, one's classification does not set their knowledge nor education level, I was the first utility person ever to be appointed to the negotiating committee, was a ramper, then utility, stock clerk, then utility, then stock clerk.
And I presented and won a $15 million dollar arbitration case for utility and mechanics against the company, what have you done to help your coworkers?