Hey, just making the point that you are relying on his comments on your video to support your movement or he wouldn't be speaking to those who attended. We obtained a lawyer you chose not to believe through the Section 1113 bankruptcy process, so why do you believe this one is so much better? He was there for a reason and you know it....
I am not so narrow minded that my support for AMFA is about this bankruptcy. You know this has to be fact or I wouldn't have been placed in bad standing for dual unionism over 10 years ago. All the Bankruptcy has done is exposed the TWU lie that this union is better than the other unions. Every single item used to attack AMFA 10 years ago is now happening on AA property, every single one.
Lee Seham is not only an attorney he is a friend of mine. He was there to speak about the NBM definition of craft or class, the process to replace the TWU, the experience that he had with the events of NWA and UAL, and he answered questions regarding the 1113 process since that was current on everyone's mind.
I support AMFA because the industrial unions have been representing the majority of the craft or class for over 60 years. As a result, in my opinion, this profession has not done as well as we could have in that time frame. I believe that Union Representation Consolidation is in our best interest, and I believe a craft union is the best type of representation to consolidate into. Since deregulation the industrial unions have kept us divided into different unions, we are being conquered as a result. One unions concessions are being used against the next unions negotiators and the cycle of destruction or race to the bottom continues. While the industry consolidates, we sit and fight with each other, to insure we remain divided into seperate industrial unions and keep taking the beating that this division leads us to endure. We must all get into one union and stop being divided and conquered. I so that is my belief, and then once that belief becomes the foundation then "A" union must be chosen to support that idea. In my opinion, that choice is AMFA, not only because AMFA is the only craft specific union, because we in this profession would be the majority and the resources, the focus of attention, basically every thought of every second of everday will be about this craft. In contrast, the industrial unions have other work groups to focus on, they spend all of their time in a failed belief system that political campaign financing is the answer to our problems. That idea has been failing now for how many years?
Those like yourself, that make this personal, fail to see that we are failing and that change is needed, each of your type will continue to have a very narrow view of the overall problem. You want to take one person, one thing, or one idea, and twist into proof that AMFA has failed. Until you and every other member of the industry craft or class get into ONE UNION, and then fail, then you will never convince me or any other AMFA supporter that AMFA has failed.
Why you might ask? Because the AMFA idea has not proven a failure like your choice has, because narrow minded fear mongers such as your self resist the courage to try the idea. The idea is to get all mechanics into ONE industry craft union. But you and others insist and defend staying in not only seperate industrial unions, but unions that you are not even the majority and ruling group. The resources, the passion, the lasar focus about this craft is not there. The industrial union focus is on strenght in numbers and has been the way of the profession for over 60 years. That might have worked in a regulated industry but has failed miserably since deregulation was enacted in 1978.
You are more like a battered spouse than a professional skilled worker with a desire to succeed. You have a negatvie view of change, yet you are getting the piss beat out of you on a regular basis by your current relationship with industrial union representation.
You are entitled to your beliefs, but based on what I see and hear from you, your idea is to jsut keep the and defend that status quo, to resist change, to keeping the piss beat out of us, and anyone who thinks differently than that, well you will attack them perosnally and speak in a negative way of about their opinions. If I am wrong about then I invite to post your solutions and what should be done to reverse this trend, both short term and long term planning on what direction we should go for a better way of life and union representation. My guess is, that your only plan and solution is to attack anyone else's plan or solution and defend your current union using personal attacks. That my friend is nothing more than insanity.
