freedom,
"I wonder , if the case is lost , will you blame the union oriole man?"
answer : NO I don't blame the union because IT will be up to the arbitrator who decides, and I am fine with that
its a risk one way or another.
"Because it’s NOT the union that subjected you too pay cuts"
Your D-mn right I blame the union THEY are the ones that agreed with the bk contract. But what would you know
about that it was before your time.
go refill your glass .. your kool aid is about gone
700UW
I have to give you credit . for once I do agree with what you said
Orioleman, we have made solid contacts in most America West stations, including PHX. I can assure you that Freedom is clearly in the minority in his support of the IAM leadership. Furthermore, IMO, the America West workers are in a critical position to either force the IAm to section 6 negotiations or face 'great pain' and possibly no wage increases for the next 5-10 years.
The PHX IAM leader is taking his folks down a road that is a dead end, shouting to his people that once the COC is won, real negotiations can follow. As you know orioleman, neither I nor I suppose you have heard of ONE SINGLE east sider who is willing to even think about negotiations once he wins $30,000 and wages up to $26hr. IMO, east siders will be buying cigars and sporting shiny new hitches on their trucks and saying, "Negotiations leave us alone and go away until 21015." Once we hit the lotto, there is no reason to negotiate until you have to.
If the west finally respects itself and stops listening to Canale's soon to be appointed VP out of PHX, and demands the IAM finally spend the money to negotiate in section 6's, then they will join the east after the long process is over. Until then, the west and Freedom will continue to experience 'great pain'. Remember, the east voted out the last TA by 87% even though it had no final knowledge on an arbitration award, what on this planet makes any west sider agree with Canale's PHX boy in thinking that the east will willingly go to the negotiations table with award in hand??????
In conclusion, I firmly believe the west should finally be represented by their own instead of east siders at the AGC level, but until their own leadership demands it, it isn't going to happen. Like I said, they must act now instead of complaining and waiting but until section 6 negotiations are had, the west will continue in their experiencing 'great pain'.
Remember, $439 million lotto ticket split between 10,000 workers.
regards,
