Timco coming to LGA & EWR

[jakexus]

what's united up to next? with "TIMCO SCABS" coming into LGA & EWR and leaving the mechanic count down over the years from 400 to 45 mechanics on the entire point, JFK is the only place on the point where united mechanics will be until teamsters can get us through this. i hope united mechanics are in good hands with teamsters when the take this issue to court

 

[gatemech]

From what I understand the East Coast mechanics really pushed for the Teamsters.

THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO STOP THIS!!! THEY DO NOT HAVE THE POWER!!!

Tilton has free reign to do what he wants. It won't be long before all of us will
be gone. Tilton (lowest form of life) will even outsource ALL line maintenance.

Timco mechs should only be treated as SCABS. That is what they are. No more.
No less.

 

[UAL_TECH]

Too Bad.
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[Bob Owens]

So whats the concensus as far as the switch to IBT?

 

[gatemech]

So whats the concensus as far as the switch to IBT?

WHO??? You never see any of them. Just another dues machine.

 

[Bob Owens]

WHO??? You never see any of them. Just another dues machine.

http://www.forbes.com:80/feeds/ap/2008/12/...?partner=alerts

United told workers in October that it plans to close maintenance facilities at Newark, LaGuardia, and Philadelphia, and said much of that work would shift to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

United also told workers it would close hangars in Boston and JFK, although some maintenance would still be done in those locations. It said growing international departures would mean some growth in activity at Washington Dulles airport.

United also notified the state of California that it plans to furlough 598 San Francisco mechanics around Jan. 11. That was a revision from a previously-disclosed plan to furlough 414 this month.

Looks like more cuts at UAL, so much for the IBT bringing work back in house.

I guess the only bright spot is if they trade in their A&P liscenses for a CDL maybe they wont have to pay the initiation fee if the get a job at an IBT reprsented outfit.

 

[Kev3188]

We were told that NW/DL will be taking over the UAL hangar in BOS....

 

[UAL_TECH]

http://www.forbes.com:80/feeds/ap/2008/12/...?partner=alerts



Looks like more cuts at UAL, so much for the IBT bringing work back in house.

I guess the only bright spot is if they trade in their A&P liscenses for a CDL maybe they wont have to pay the initiation fee if the get a job at an IBT reprsented outfit.

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United also notified the state of California that it plans to furlough 598 San Francisco mechanics around Jan. 11. That was a revision from a previously-disclosed plan to furlough 414 this month.

"These previously-announced layoffs are difficult but necessary actions that we must take company-wide that will enable United to compete in the challenging economic environment," spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said.

United mechanics are represented by the Teamsters. The head of the union's airline division, David Bourne, is scheduled to meet with United executives on Dec. 11 and 12 to see if the number of job cuts can be reduced.

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