twuer said:
Hackman said:
Aircraft Artificer,
The problem with cio, and the tragically faithful twu supporters that are running the twu Local 514, is that they are not Aircraft Mechanics, or very few at best. They believe the lies they propagate because they have never worked the line, and signed off a log book after repairing an aircraft. Then watch it roll down the runway at 80 knots, with a full load of people and the feeling of pride as it climbs out of sight knowing that name in the logbook is their own. The twu Local 514 faithful are mostly Facility Maintenance (cio), Machinists, Stores Clerks, Rampers and so on. Tulsa Local 514 has demonstrated time and again how little regard they have for the AMT suffering at a line station.
I AM NOT degrading these others positions in any way, they are important to the job at hand; producing safe, reliable aircraft. However, these persons DO NOT have the same responsibilty as the AMT, which is ultimately being held criminally liable for any mistakes made while returning an aircraft to service. When the AA AMT's get AMFA, (and we WILL) the AMT coat tails they have ridden on for so many years are gone. They will never understand the line operation, working midnights, weekends, and holidays outside in extreme weather. Trying to make ends meet in a high cost city, which is now impossible without a second income. Then watching while AA management says NO OVERTIME to the mechanic, and the rampers recieve unlimited overtime with some of them making 100K plus. Most of the Local 514 officers would not be able to transfer to the line operation in the event that management at the M@E base in Tulsa were to lock the gate.
If you watch the latest twu Local 514 anti-AMFA video, I rest my case. You have a stores clerk telling the AMT's how bad AMFA is, when this person will not even recieve a ballot to vote in the upcoming twu/AMFA representational dispute. The twu Local 514 had to pay stores, rampers, the retired, ex-iam officers, afl-cio cronies, and teamsters to get support in the twu video made by Local 514 and their hired PR firm. Very few actual AMTs are in the twu video. I venture a guess of less than 10%.
I am quite sure my words here will be twisted by the twu liars club, and I will be called an "elitist" by the few twu cultists that continue to spread the hatred of something they do not understand.
I again DO NOT disparage against the other workers, but its waaaaayyyy past time the AA Mechanic and related to have our own union, just like the Pilots and the Flt Attendants.
Its time for the AMT to stand up for ourselves, it seems no one else will.
AMFA NOW!!!!!
Hackman. . .
but its waaaaayyyy past time the AA Mechanic and related to have our own union, just like the Pilots and the Flt Attendants.
I find it interesting that this comes up from time to time when trying to sell amfa. Please tell us Hackman how amfa will get this accomplished. Does amfa have that much power that they can change laws now?? They barely have a voice in Washington, if any at all!! Your dream of a union with only mechanics might sound good but is not possible. But do tell us, since you are preaching it so diligently, how amfa will get this done!! Those who are under the impression that this will happen if amfa does get in probably would like to hear what you have to say. Oh, and how is this working for them at the other airlines amfa represents. . .all mechanics yet?????
Oh and by the way. . .I am an airplane mechanic with and A&P not a 514 officer and am very proud of what I do everyday. Better get the correct information before you go spouting your mouth off again! It makes you look bad!! (Kinda like the sign thing!!) Talking crap the way you do could get you in trouble with some. Especially when you insult their profession and integrity the way you just did. Contrary to popular amfa belief. . .one classification is no better than the other.
AMFA-Another For Me Association
As I exspected, the "mouth behind the mask" comes forward to twist what I said into his your own perverted twu truth, which is lies, and nothing else. AMFA does not have to sell anything, AMFA is a craft union at its best, and that alone sells itself. Eight airlines and soon to be NINE.
If you call what the afl-cio has in Washington a voice, then your as demented as you seem. Under the afl-cio's "protection", the American union man has lost his ass FOR YEARS. They once might have been mighty, but like the twu, corruption and greed took over many years ago. Read the book "Taking Care of Business, The Tragedy of American Labor and the afl-cio", and open your blind twu eyes to the fact that the afl-cio is not what you think it is.
We are under a "craft and class" as determined by the government, that is a fact. Under AMFA this will also be the case. However, the AMT will be the majority in AMFA, unlike what we have now with your beloved twu, where rampers dominate, and always will. Try to twist it as you wish twuer, and you of course have tried here, but you again, failed. The other airlines employees are doing far better under AMFA than they ever did under the industrail unions, and that includes your toilet workers union. When it comes to pay and benefits, we in the twu are
dead last at the majors. Do not forget we have thousands on layoff also. The twu comically stated recently that everyone is back to work, and we have no layoffs. It must be the 'ol twu standby; "tell a lie enough and it becomes the truth", right?
FWI twuer, because you say your an "airplane mechanic with and A@P", I'm just suppose to believe you on your good word? I guess you really are a fool. Why not prove it? What are you worried about? Really though, I could care less what you do or who you are. Your just another twu robot hiding behind an alias, as is the norm for team twu cultists. You credibilty is....well, sorely lacking here.
I in no way insulted anyones profession, the chips will fall where they may, and everyone will soon stand on their own merits. I wish them all good luck that are left with the twu as their bargaining agent. That even includes you twuer.
The twu is out the door in 04!!!!