CWA Files for Representation Election

[700UW]

Thank you for making my point
US Airways CWA/IBT Association Bargaining Committee consists of
3 reservation agents
5 airport agents
Teamster Vice President (Principal Officer) aka UPS Delivery driver
Having the support of both the Teamster and CWA during negotiations for the agents a USAirways is a good thing

Your still not getting it, Andy Marshall never worked for US Airways or America West, never did any CSA or RSA function.

I worked for US, worked under the CBA I was negotiating and held seniority in two different classifications.

Can you say the same for Andy?

John, I seriously hope your smarter than that.

 

[john john]

No pension is not an industry leading contract, permitting Res and Baggage to be outsourced is not leading. And yes I know that is over yet, ask the PIT res agents who are still on the streets?

Go read the IAM CSA CBA at WN, that is industry leading.

Is there a union on the property at WN that has a define pension plan. No question the contracts with WN unions (SWAPA,AMFA,IAM,TWU) are very good

 

[eolesen]

Is there a union on the property at WN that has a define pension plan. No question the contracts with WN unions (SWAPA,AMFA,IAM,TWU) are very good

Duh. That's because the 401(K) was already codified when WN was organized.

How many NEW airlines (or companies for that matter) have gone with a defined benefit plan since 1980?

DB plans are a failed model and have proven unsustainable over time, especially with life expectancy being some 10-20 years longer than it was 30 years ago.

 

[john john]

John, I seriously hope your smarter than that.

I expect CWA/IBT bargaining committee to be smarter than me

 

[john john]

Duh. That's because the 401(K) was already codified when WN was organized.

How many NEW airlines (or companies for that matter) have gone with a defined benefit plan since 1980?

DB plans are a failed model and have proven unsustainable over time, especially with life expectancy being some 10-20 years longer than it was 30 years ago.

Are the customer service and reservation agents at WN in the IAM pension fund

 

[eolesen]

To the best of my knowledge, nobody at WN has a company funded defined benefit pension or retiree health care.

 

[TWU informer]

Stop complaining about things that are selfish.

If we don't take action now, AA Executives could end up in rough times.

Please watch this and contribute:

AA Executives Need Your Help NOW

Failure to act could be devestating to such a proud and honest group.
Failure to act could place Consultants Like E Olesen at risk too.

Act today, don't delay.

 

[700UW]

Here is WN CSA and RES CBA,

I believe they are going into negotiations soon, they are calling for proposals from the membership:

IAM/WN CBA

 

[eolesen]

No mention of the 401K, aside from stating that part timers are eligible, so it must not be a negotiable item?

 

[700UW]

I believe they do have one, I will have to check my sources.

401(k) Plan: This Company-sponsored retirement plan allows Employees to contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax basis to build up savings for retirement. Currently, we match Employee contributions $1 for $1 up to 9.3 percent of eligible salary.

ProfitSharing Plan: Without great Employees, we wouldn't have great profits. Each year Southwest rewards our People with a portion of the Company's profits to Employee ProfitSharing accounts. For example, in 2006 Southwest contributed 7.96 percent of our Employees' salaries into their ProfitSharing accounts!

Employee Stock Purchase Plan: This plan allows Employees to buy shares of Southwest stock at a 10% discount.

WN 401k rated #1

 

[FWAAA]

The 401k language is Article 25 on page 47.

 

[eolesen]

The 401k language is Article 25 on page 47.

Thanks... didn't read the profit sharing section... odd place to bury it.

 

[john john]

Simply put, there's no low hanging fruit left to pick. (to use a favorite Boston Consulting Group phrase from the various 1990's restructuring efforts...)

And despite not having scope clauses, AA didn't do what US did to their agents.... They didn't hand over ground handling to Eagle at most of the outstations, they didn't set up outsourced or offshore call centers in Costa Rica, Belize, Uruguay, or wherever they were located.

That was then this is now
And while management is trying to hide its hand on agent job cuts until after the union election, the company told the flight attendants it would slash 1,300 jobs among agents, representatives and planners.
http://apsa6001.org/?p=444

 

[eolesen]

Hardly a surprise that there would be job cuts, but the question remains where they'd be.

I'm half expecting AA to consolidate down to a single res center (SRO) and close the SWRO & SERO, which would probably account for 500 jobs assuming there were staffing lines added at the SRO. Central Baggage is still insourced, which could be another 50 or so jobs, but it's such a low cost operation now, I'm not sure there'd be any real benefit from it.

Not sure where there's room to cut another 600-700 unless the schedules are being cut back accordingly.

 

[john john]

http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_transport_workers_union_form_new_partnership#.TzWix65SjnA
CWA, Transport Workers Union Form New Partnership

The two unions represent more than 120,000 airline workers and are joining forces to support bargaining and organizing at American Airlines and campaigns at other airlines.