JungleClone
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Well, here it is Friday morning, May 20, and a strike looms as a possibility as soon as this afternoon. My personal feeling is that a T/A will be reached within the next several hours. I'd like to believe that neither side is foolish enough to allow this to come down to the judge's ruling, which we all know will side with the company.
I've heard the few remaining sticking points are:
1) IAM pension replacement
2) The Company's insistence on the ability to eliminate full-time employees at hubs and line stations.
3) The Company's insistence on being able to unilaterally bypass seniority.
Not sure if these are all true, but it's what I've been hearing from a couple of folks supposedly in "the know".
Anyone else care to share what they've heard are the remaining obstacles to an agreement?
Of course, even if a T/A is reached, there's no guarantee that the membership will vote for it. Same thing with AMFA's agreement. Although in the case of AMFA, it appears that is the very best they could get and I'm sure it will pass by a slim majority.
I've heard the few remaining sticking points are:
1) IAM pension replacement
2) The Company's insistence on the ability to eliminate full-time employees at hubs and line stations.
3) The Company's insistence on being able to unilaterally bypass seniority.
Not sure if these are all true, but it's what I've been hearing from a couple of folks supposedly in "the know".
Anyone else care to share what they've heard are the remaining obstacles to an agreement?
Of course, even if a T/A is reached, there's no guarantee that the membership will vote for it. Same thing with AMFA's agreement. Although in the case of AMFA, it appears that is the very best they could get and I'm sure it will pass by a slim majority.