TWU -and- Politics THE BIG SMOKE SCREEN

[RV4]

THE SMOKE SCREEN:

Gains won at the bargaining table or through sacrifice on the picketline can be wiped out by politicians on the state and federal level​

Screen Capture TWU-Express Political Action Page - TWU.COM


THE TRUTH:

James C. Little of the TWU without a credible ratification vote, and without further ratification just wiped out over 50 years of negotiated pay and benefits.

Yes, there were politicians present in the final days of the Industry Leading Concession Negotiations, but the TWU praised them for their assistance.

It wasn't the political representatives that signed off massive concessions without further ratification. It was James C. Little who was appointed by Sonny Hall.​

Mr. Hall, Mr. Little, how can we make our voice heard on this matter?

You admit there wasn't a credible vote on the agreement, there is no direct vote for us to cast on your positions of leadership, there is no recall procedure for your removal from office.

It sounds as if we need a little Political Action within our own union structure so that OUR VOICES CAN BE HEARD

I challenge you to correct the silence of your own members within your own union, before any further time, money, or effort is spent on outside political issues.

Your website states AFTER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND ORGANIZING playing an active role in politics is important.

YOU HAVE FAILED US AT THE BARGAINING TABLE

SO GET OUT OF THE POLITICS!

 

[Buck]

Your Paychart has a slight error. Yes the TWU mechanic earns $62,940.80 for those that are at the top of the payscale. However if you will recall not all mechanics are at the top of their payscale. Many earn much less and after the TWU (Right To Work) wage reductions, earn less the the Fleet Service members. Having the lowest compensated mechanics in the industry is a trade mark for the TWU. In the past they may have made an effort to negotiate a top wage because of AMFA competition, but they have always forgotten the classification as a whole. Many who were earning around $50,000.00 now are earn approximately $32000.00. How many OSMs are there? What is the ratio?

 

[RV4]

More Smoke Screens and Lies

Screen Capture from twu.com Get Organized page Dated 5/25/2003


LIE #1
TWU Members among the highest paid in their particular industry:

See this chart: [url="http://www.air-mechanic.com/paychart.htm"]http://www.air-mechanic.com/paychart.htm[/URL]

LIE #2
TWU members have a say in their destiny and their wages and benefit do NOT stagnate or get reduced:

17.5% Paycut
Loss of 5 Paid Vacation Days
Loss of 5 Paid Holidays
Loss of Skill/License Pay
Loss of Longevity Pay
Loss of Shift Differential
Loss of Weekend Premiuim Pay
Increased out-of-pocket for medical
Loss of 7 Paid Sick Days per Year
Loss of 50% of Pay for Sick Time Used

ALL THIS WITHOUT FURTHER RATICIFATION
Contingent on approval of this Letter of Agreement by the AMR Board of Directors and the TWU and without further ratification, the Restructuring Agreement will be effective beginning April 15, 2003, and shall remain in effect for a period of five (5) years and become amendable April 30, 2008.

LIE #3
All TWU members enjoy outstanding job security:

ALL Except the Members listed below

During these negotiations, the parties agreed to lift the system job protection provision of the various agreements to enable the Company to reduce the number of employees in each title group by the number required to reach the negotiated costs savings. The chart below illustrates the number of reductions by title group. Additionally, we have listed the newly established system job protection dates that will be in effect once the reductions associated with the changes have been completed.

Title Group Number of Reductions Title Group Number of Reductions

Title I 1371 Technical Specialists 8
Title II 0 Flight Dispatchers 5
Title III 1856 Ground/Simulator Instructors 110
Title IV Included in Title III Meteorologists 0
Title V 57 Simulator Technicians 9

Following the reduction of the above number of employees, the parties agreed to modify the dates of system protection for the remaining employees to the dates indicated below. In addition, the date may be adjusted either backward or forward at the conclusion of the applicable reductions and must be agreed to by both parties.

Title Groups New System Protection Date

Title I and Title III September 24, 1998
Ground/Simulator Instructors March 01, 1998
Simulator Technicians August 23, 1999
All Others March 01, 2001

Sincerely,
James B. Weel
Managing Director
Employee Relations
Agreed to this date:
____________________________
James C. Little
Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO

 

[Checking it Out]

Greetings. I noted a letter I authored in the summer of ''98, when I was president of an AMFA local, regarding the profession of aircraft mechanics has appeared on various bulletin boards. In that letter, I concluded aircraft mechanics needed AMFA to protect their profession, for "As goes your profession, so goes your job."

Just to set the record straight, I still believe mechanics need involve themselves in a union to protect their profession, however, I was gravely mistaken in my support of AMFA and regret getting others to go along with an organization that, when I needed defense against the pencil whipping of aircraft maintenance, (not by union members working as mechanics), AMFA became an instrument of retaliation against me.

How is it that an organization that states in the opening precepts of its own constitution that the public trust and air safety is of prime concern, when one of its own members keeps that trust, that member is retaliated against?

I was actually put on trial for going to the FAA, though that "trial" was thinly disguised as a recall. In this "trial," (organized by persons that were friends of, worked for and/or received favored treatment by one or more of the individuals, [again, not union members employed as mechanics], being investigated for falsifying maintenance records), words such as "FAA," "FBI," "DOT," "investigation," etc., occurred 200 times. I requested of the AMFA National Director only a fair and impartial hearing, which I never received.

One of the persons who ran the recall campaign 1) organized the trial committee, 2) served also as an accuser at this same "trial," in addition to 3) giving a "summary" of the trial to the membership with only 4) his own opinion of matters.
Not once, as required by the AMFA constitution, did I receive a reply to my request for an appeal from the National Director.

AMFA, instead of filing a grievance against management personnel pencil whipping aircraft maintenance, came after one person willing to stand up against such illegal and ultimately fatal activities.

Sincerely,
John Liotine


This is what amfa dave is promoting No Help from amfa International No representation!

TWU SOLIDARITY!

 

[RV4]

Checking it Out,

I know TWU members who were put on trial for wearing T-Shirts to work with AMFA on them.

Many of them were TWU supporters at one time and are freely letting everyone know what a mistake supporting the TWU was and still is!

SO WHAT IS YOUR POINT?

You cannot generate your own thoughts and opinions, so you must resort to those of others...NOW THAT's A STRONG TWU SUPPORTER! Actually, there is nothing weaker in an organization that someone that cannot think for themselves and cannot even articulate their point in words that are generated from their own heart.

The FACT is I have been represented more and better in the last 4 years by AMFA Natioanal than I have ever received from the TWU International in the last 20 years combined.

 

[j7915]

RV4, AMFA shop reps come on AA premises and handle your grievances for you???????????

 

[Buck]

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On 5/26/2003 11:30:44 AM j7915 wrote:


RV4, AMFA shop reps come on AA premises and handle your grievances for you???????????



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What representation are you talking about? Oh the Good Friday grievence......

 

[RV4]

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On 5/26/2003 11:30:44 AM j7915 wrote:

RV4, AMFA shop reps come on AA premises and handle your grievances for you???????????
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There is such a lengthy list of TWU Smoke Screens on this thread, and all you can come with is that?

 

[AAmech]

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On 5/25/2003 425 PM Checking it Out wrote:


Greetings. I noted a letter I authored in the summer of ''98, when I was president of an AMFA local, regarding the profession of aircraft mechanics has appeared on various bulletin boards. In that letter, I concluded aircraft mechanics needed AMFA to protect their profession, for "As goes your profession, so goes your job."

Just to set the record straight, I still believe mechanics need involve themselves in a union to protect their profession, however, I was gravely mistaken in my support of AMFA and regret getting others to go along with an organization that, when I needed defense against the pencil whipping of aircraft maintenance, (not by union members working as mechanics), AMFA became an instrument of retaliation against me.

How is it that an organization that states in the opening precepts of its own constitution that the public trust and air safety is of prime concern, when one of its own members keeps that trust, that member is retaliated against?

I was actually put on trial for going to the FAA, though that "trial" was thinly disguised as a recall. In this "trial," (organized by persons that were friends of, worked for and/or received favored treatment by one or more of the individuals, [again, not union members employed as mechanics], being investigated for falsifying maintenance records), words such as "FAA," "FBI," "DOT," "investigation," etc., occurred 200 times. I requested of the AMFA National Director only a fair and impartial hearing, which I never received.

One of the persons who ran the recall campaign 1) organized the trial committee, 2) served also as an accuser at this same "trial," in addition to 3) giving a "summary" of the trial to the membership with only 4) his own opinion of matters.
Not once, as required by the AMFA constitution, did I receive a reply to my request for an appeal from the National Director.

AMFA, instead of filing a grievance against management personnel pencil whipping aircraft maintenance, came after one person willing to stand up against such illegal and ultimately fatal activities.

Sincerely,
John Liotine ​

 

[RV4]

AAmech,

I assume you favor having Dictators for Leaders who are not held accountable instead?

 

[RV4]

AAmech,

Are you going to answer?