Oh yes there is.
Exactly.
PMNW AMTs were working under imposed terms at the time of the merger. We've covered this 1000x. PMDL employees obviously were not. For the NW side, voting "no" meant an immediate--and sizable--raise, restoration of overtime rules, lost vacation weeks, and more.
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Congrats to all involved in getting this done. Now AMFA represents 7 airlines and/or entities. The growth and expansion of AMFA within the Mechanics ranks in the airline industry just speaks volumes how important it is to be represented by a Mechanics Class and Craft specific union as AMFA is.
Below are the updated releases of the cert for AMFA @ WestJet Airlines:
CIRB CERTIFIES AMFA AS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENT AT WESTJET
March 31, 2023
Dear WestJet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and Skilled Trade Groups:
On March 30, 2023, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) granted AMFA’s application for certification as the bargaining agent at WestJet for a unit comprising of:
All employees of WestJet, an Alberta Partnership, integral to the coordination and performance of aircraft maintenance, including aircraft maintenance engineers (AME), apprentice AMEs, aircraft maintenance leads (AML), avionics technicians (AVT), apprentice AVTs, inspector crew leads (ICL), structures AMEs, apprentice structures AMEs, maintenance planners, day-of operations planners, technicians furnishing, apprentice technicians furnishing, maintenance controllers, senior specialists configuration control, fleet engineers, instructors technical, senior instructors technical, technical representatives and senior specialists technical services, excluding receiving inspectors, lead receiving inspectors, maintenance auditors, quality assurance auditors, GSE positions, management coordinators and positions above.
The Board confirmed that the unit “sharea community of interests in that the work performed is directed towards the repair, maintenance and trade certification of aircraft.” Responding to Company objections, the Board reaffirmed its exclusive power to shape and define bargaining units. The certified unit covers approximately 670 employees.
AMFA could not be more excited to work with its newest members and advocate for your interests in raising the standards and elevating the craft/trade. AMFA’s footprint in Canada continues to expand – it now represents AMEs and skilled trade groups in Canada at L3 Harris MAS and WestJet. The CIRB is currently seized with AMFA’s application to represent skilled maintenance employees at Air Canada. Employee groups at other major Canadian airlines have expressed interest in AMFA representation as being a craft/trade-specific, independent aviation union.
Sincerely,
Bret Oestreich
National President
PRESS RELEASE: AMFA WELCOMES WESTJET AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS AND SKILLED TRADE GROUPS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMFA WELCOMES WESTJET AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS AND SKILLED TRADE GROUPS
Contact:
Phone:
Email:Bret Oestreich, National President
(720) 744-6628
bret.oestreich@amfanatl.org
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – March 31, 2023 – The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) officially announced yesterday that WestJet Airlines Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) and skilled trade groups chose the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) as their collective bargaining agent. And today, AMFA is proud to continue to lead a craft/trade-specific labor union movement in Canada, while also continuing to be a force at the negotiating table and the voice of our skilled professionals in the United States. The North American wage comparison data in Canada for AMEs and Related professionals has been suppressed for too long.
On January 31, 2023, the AMEs and Related at WestJet Airlines submitted signed authorization for representation cards from nearly 74% of its workgroup to AMFA, requesting that they file for a representation election with the CIRB on behalf of their workgroup.
“This is a critical time for these talented professionals to be represented by a craft-specific union that has extensive success and proven experience related to merger protections and provisions for securing work rules through collective bargaining for seniority integration, transition agreement, and single carrier status,” said Bret Oestreich, AMFA National President. “We are honored to give these professionals a voice as stakeholders and to help them take control of their own destiny through democratic representation.”
“AMFA is the first and only craft-specific union to represent this skilled trade workgroup. The grassroots organizing committee started this union campaign, and today’s outcome was the culmination and affirmation of their dedication and hard work,” said Oestreich.
Prior to today’s announcement, WestJet Airlines skilled aviation trade groups were the last non-union major employee workgroup at the airline since its founding in 1994.
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is the second-largest Canadian airline, behind Air Canada, operating an average of 777 flights and carrying more than 66,130 passengers per day. WestJet is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, near Calgary International Airport. In 2018, WestJet carried 25.49 million passengers, making it the ninth-largest airline in North America by passengers carried.
As of March 2023, WestJet’s merger with Sunwing Airlines has been approved by Canada’s transportation minister.
| AMFA LETTER TO CIRB RE: EMPLOYEE STATEMENT March 27, 2023 -- AMFA writes briefly to endorse the opinions and bargaining history presented by Mr. James Burden in his March 16, 2023 letter. Based on his experiences as an IAMAW negotiator, Mr. Burden is uniquely positioned to describe how a lack of community of interest between skilled maintenance employees and other employees within the TMOS group has frustrated collective bargaining efforts.  20230316_Burden_Submission_to_CIRB.pdfRead More | AMFA OBJECTION TO THE IAMAW'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION March 21, 2023 -- Ordinarily, as a matter of courtesy, AMFA and its attorneys would consent to procedural accommodations requested by an opposing counsel. Such courtesy cannot be extended in the present instance. As documented in its reply brief, AMFA has received numerous reports of IAMAW retaliation against Air Canada employees suspected of supporting AMFA’s organization efforts. The Board’s Officers have heard directly from those affected employees. Additional rebuttal briefing would delay the consideration of AMFA’s application by a number of weeks. In the meantime, AMFA believes that the IAMAW will continue its retaliation efforts. Read More | AIR CANADA FILING UPDATE March 21, 2023 -- On March 20, 2023, AMFA’s attorneys filed the Union’s response to briefs submitted by Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAMAW”) opposing AMFA’s request for certification of a bargaining unit at Air Canada of skilled maintenance workers. 20230320_AMFA_Response_CIRB_re_AC.pdfRead More |
Now it makes sense as I was wondering how WestJet surpassed Air Canada bring AMFA in for new representation.
Apparently, the IAM is getting even more restless about the membership wanting to fire the IAM and bring in AMFA to replace them for representation.
I leave below some actions being taken in order to get it all done but, of course it'll take a little more time with the IAM acting as the industrial unions always do when the membership wants them gone and AMFA to take over for a much better Mechanic's Class and Craft Representation...
Grab your popcorn folks: All can be accessed on the AMFA National web pages under "Organizing" click on Air Canada as one of 3 more airlines attempting to bring AMFA in...
AMFA LETTER TO CIRB RE: EMPLOYEE STATEMENT
March 27, 2023 -- AMFA writes briefly to endorse the opinions and bargaining history presented by Mr. James Burden in his March 16, 2023 letter. Based on his experiences as an IAMAW negotiator, Mr. Burden is uniquely positioned to describe how a lack of community of interest between skilled maintenance employees and other employees within the TMOS group has frustrated collective bargaining efforts.
Read MoreAMFA OBJECTION TO THE IAMAW'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION
March 21, 2023 -- Ordinarily, as a matter of courtesy, AMFA and its attorneys would consent to procedural accommodations requested by an opposing counsel. Such courtesy cannot be extended in the present instance. As documented in its reply brief, AMFA has received numerous reports of IAMAW retaliation against Air Canada employees suspected of supporting AMFA’s organization efforts. The Board’s Officers have heard directly from those affected employees. Additional rebuttal briefing would delay the consideration of AMFA’s application by a number of weeks. In the meantime, AMFA believes that the IAMAW will continue its retaliation efforts.
Read MoreAIR CANADA FILING UPDATE
March 21, 2023 -- On March 20, 2023, AMFA’s attorneys filed the Union’s response to briefs submitted by Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAMAW”) opposing AMFA’s request for certification of a bargaining unit at Air Canada of skilled maintenance workers.
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Now it makes sense as I was wondering how WestJet surpassed Air Canada bring AMFA in for new representation.
Apparently, the IAM is getting even more restless about the membership wanting to fire the IAM and bring in AMFA to replace them for representation.
I leave below some actions being taken in order to get it all done but, of course it'll take a little more time with the IAM acting as the industrial unions always do when the membership wants them gone and AMFA to take over for a much better Mechanic's Class and Craft Representation...
Grab your popcorn folks: All can be accessed on the AMFA National web pages under "Organizing" click on Air Canada as one of 3 more airlines attempting to bring AMFA in...
AMFA LETTER TO CIRB RE: EMPLOYEE STATEMENT
March 27, 2023 -- AMFA writes briefly to endorse the opinions and bargaining history presented by Mr. James Burden in his March 16, 2023 letter. Based on his experiences as an IAMAW negotiator, Mr. Burden is uniquely positioned to describe how a lack of community of interest between skilled maintenance employees and other employees within the TMOS group has frustrated collective bargaining efforts.
Read MoreAMFA OBJECTION TO THE IAMAW'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION
March 21, 2023 -- Ordinarily, as a matter of courtesy, AMFA and its attorneys would consent to procedural accommodations requested by an opposing counsel. Such courtesy cannot be extended in the present instance. As documented in its reply brief, AMFA has received numerous reports of IAMAW retaliation against Air Canada employees suspected of supporting AMFA’s organization efforts. The Board’s Officers have heard directly from those affected employees. Additional rebuttal briefing would delay the consideration of AMFA’s application by a number of weeks. In the meantime, AMFA believes that the IAMAW will continue its retaliation efforts.
Read MoreAIR CANADA FILING UPDATE
March 21, 2023 -- On March 20, 2023, AMFA’s attorneys filed the Union’s response to briefs submitted by Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAMAW”) opposing AMFA’s request for certification of a bargaining unit at Air Canada of skilled maintenance workers.
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More Divide and Raid garbage.Now it makes sense as I was wondering how WestJet surpassed Air Canada bring AMFA in for new representation.
Apparently, the IAM is getting even more restless about the membership wanting to fire the IAM and bring in AMFA to replace them for representation.
I leave below some actions being taken in order to get it all done but, of course it'll take a little more time with the IAM acting as the industrial unions always do when the membership wants them gone and AMFA to take over for a much better Mechanic's Class and Craft Representation...
Grab your popcorn folks: All can be accessed on the AMFA National web pages under "Organizing" click on Air Canada as one of 3 more airlines attempting to bring AMFA in...
AMFA LETTER TO CIRB RE: EMPLOYEE STATEMENT
March 27, 2023 -- AMFA writes briefly to endorse the opinions and bargaining history presented by Mr. James Burden in his March 16, 2023 letter. Based on his experiences as an IAMAW negotiator, Mr. Burden is uniquely positioned to describe how a lack of community of interest between skilled maintenance employees and other employees within the TMOS group has frustrated collective bargaining efforts.
Read MoreAMFA OBJECTION TO THE IAMAW'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION
March 21, 2023 -- Ordinarily, as a matter of courtesy, AMFA and its attorneys would consent to procedural accommodations requested by an opposing counsel. Such courtesy cannot be extended in the present instance. As documented in its reply brief, AMFA has received numerous reports of IAMAW retaliation against Air Canada employees suspected of supporting AMFA’s organization efforts. The Board’s Officers have heard directly from those affected employees. Additional rebuttal briefing would delay the consideration of AMFA’s application by a number of weeks. In the meantime, AMFA believes that the IAMAW will continue its retaliation efforts.
Read MoreAIR CANADA FILING UPDATE
March 21, 2023 -- On March 20, 2023, AMFA’s attorneys filed the Union’s response to briefs submitted by Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAMAW”) opposing AMFA’s request for certification of a bargaining unit at Air Canada of skilled maintenance workers.
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This is DOA by the way. No spitting of class and craft in Canada.Now it makes sense as I was wondering how WestJet surpassed Air Canada bring AMFA in for new representation.
Apparently, the IAM is getting even more restless about the membership wanting to fire the IAM and bring in AMFA to replace them for representation.
I leave below some actions being taken in order to get it all done but, of course it'll take a little more time with the IAM acting as the industrial unions always do when the membership wants them gone and AMFA to take over for a much better Mechanic's Class and Craft Representation...
Grab your popcorn folks: All can be accessed on the AMFA National web pages under "Organizing" click on Air Canada as one of 3 more airlines attempting to bring AMFA in...
AMFA LETTER TO CIRB RE: EMPLOYEE STATEMENT
March 27, 2023 -- AMFA writes briefly to endorse the opinions and bargaining history presented by Mr. James Burden in his March 16, 2023 letter. Based on his experiences as an IAMAW negotiator, Mr. Burden is uniquely positioned to describe how a lack of community of interest between skilled maintenance employees and other employees within the TMOS group has frustrated collective bargaining efforts.
Read MoreAMFA OBJECTION TO THE IAMAW'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION
March 21, 2023 -- Ordinarily, as a matter of courtesy, AMFA and its attorneys would consent to procedural accommodations requested by an opposing counsel. Such courtesy cannot be extended in the present instance. As documented in its reply brief, AMFA has received numerous reports of IAMAW retaliation against Air Canada employees suspected of supporting AMFA’s organization efforts. The Board’s Officers have heard directly from those affected employees. Additional rebuttal briefing would delay the consideration of AMFA’s application by a number of weeks. In the meantime, AMFA believes that the IAMAW will continue its retaliation efforts.
Read MoreAIR CANADA FILING UPDATE
March 21, 2023 -- On March 20, 2023, AMFA’s attorneys filed the Union’s response to briefs submitted by Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAMAW”) opposing AMFA’s request for certification of a bargaining unit at Air Canada of skilled maintenance workers.
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SCAMFA tried this same crap in the US several times only to be smacked down by the NMB and US Courts.
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