Too Much time to quit;
If I did support going to one of the industrial unions it would be the IAM. Since they are the best of the three, the IBT and TWU are just trash unions.
We here at AA want to with a craft and class union. MY Class and craft has been taken advantage of long enough. Although small 100% of AMFA's membership is looking out for my career chosen profession. We will never be #1 in pay it's AA.
haven't you read what we here on this site have told the industry about what the TWU has done here at AA?
NO stock clerks, No Ramp, we can vote in/out National officers, and attend the negotiations as observers. Not allowed to do that with the IAM/IBT/TWU.
I don't know and have done little research on the IAM pension, but I am warning you now. Since AA has the largest group of mechanics, what ever union will be at the New AA will be decided by us. I would hope that you guys will join us in bringing AMFA to both carriers. When we merge since AA froze our pension and Parker did away with your DP, the IAM pension I am guessing will be frozen as well, unless you put money it. AA is not going to fund that.
I have seen that the IBT is telling you guys the same crap they have told us all along.
Don't get fooled into signing cards for them they are the worst union.
As far as the intergration it will be done by classification/occupational same thing since our seniority here at AA is done by that. WE have separate title groups with regards to auto/facilities. Unlike the IAM and IBT. They are not on our seniority list.
We can't bump them and they can't bump us. There is exceptions to that but that is a general rule.
We are not going to put our AMFA drive on hold thinking the IAM is going to be our savior, We are pushing ahead to rid our class and craft from the industrial unions all together. Sorry if that burst your bubble.
I was IAM at one time at EAL, they were good in their time but that time has come and gone.
I hope that you guys put the screws to USAir since I hear your IAM has asked to be released from negotiations. Good Luck with that. Don't roll over like the TWU coolaide drinkers did here at AA. Put up a fight.
Not so sure about that. US was the first in BK, and 11 years later they are still at the bottom right next to us. They have not done a good Job at US. Yes their work rules and benefits are better but the pay sucks. UA mechs have made a better recovery than mechs at US or AA. Lets see how they do over the next six months, we should support them any way we can as far as a release and possible strike because a failure for any mechanic group is a failure for the profession regardless of what union they have. The only ones who stand to gain from the failure of any mechanic group are the Airlines and the false business unionists who have taken over much of the labor movement who tell us its better to give everything away than fight for anything as they keep their six figure salaries and benefits paid for with our dues.