TWU "protected" the jobs by giving concessions, and yet the headcount continues to shrink? Is that standard industrial unionist fuzzy math? I am no math professor, but the historical facts are all that one has to look at. TWU is not succeeding, TWU has chosen a different path to failure is all. What you have advocated is costing the Line AMT into below industry standards, to keep overhaul jobs that are leaving anyway. This is turn has created a major wedge within the union, weakened that already weak TWU even further to historical weakness and lack of support, and now we truly are at the mercy of the Line AMT majority, and Laws that are against us because the TWU/AFL-CIO political BS is just as much a farse as the philosophy you defend. All the while handing out t-shirts that profess "unity" and that "I am the Union".....what a bunch of crap! It is typical human behavior to defend a failing philosophy because you are directly responsible for the path we are on. But that doesn't make it right, better, or more correct than what the facts speak as truth, which is "TWU is failing, just like the rest of organized labor". Go ahead, bury your head in the sand for self seeking pride, and once the end comes, be sure and blame the members, who under the TWU Consitution have zero authority in the decision making.
Outsource percentage is now higher than ever, headcount lower than ever, and with new aircraft and new outsource formula the headcount will continue to be decimated.
And you are here, defending the path to failure as exceptional compared to others? Really? You may need to seek professional guidance.