That sound very twu union like to me. :down:<_< So TWU informer---- What's the TWU up to now? We've heard,that the boys in TUL have told aa: "There will be no further concessionary talks until Kansas City is shut down!!!" Could all this be just the first step to more give backs???
A sad but true statement that also really calls into question the ethics of the company to blow smoke up their asses about saving jobs when reality says the place will eventually close. Regardless of W.A. or Bond, most will agree with your second paragraph from a business standpoint. What I do question is dragging these guys along day after day with this false hope of staying open as they slowly shut the place down around them.
<_< Honey, We're already vested! But it's not anything to brag on!!!!
As for closeing MCI, if it happens,it happens! Which was in the works all along! So no surprise here!!!!Which gets us back to the question: What's aa going to ask our "Brothers" in TUL in return for this "FAVOR"?????
<_< Yes aa. They signed a 25 year lease on the Super bays! And just signed a 2 year lease on our narrow body bays! But I'm sure aa has written an exit clauses into them. But normally these clauses are not painless!! They do have a cost! What that might be in this case, I have no idea!!!And there is quit a bet money involve with improvements,and agreements with the City. Frankly, aa is getting this place dirt cheap! And if they walk away, I'm sure this place wouldn't stay empty long! In fact, Fronter Airlines is just one that has shown interest in the place in the past! Southwest is another! So even if aa does pull out, we will survive!!
<_< FM----- I don't think aa's top management is dumb enough to try and take on Senitor Bond! Things could get real nasty quickly!!! He is Chairman of the "Appropreations" sub-commitee for Transpertation, and could find all kinds of ways to make aa, "unconfortable"!
I know there are other factors to concider, but reaistically I feel it's too good a deal for aa to walk away from! And that is the bottom line! If Delta, or one of the other "Majors" goes belly up, aa will need us!! And we know it!!!!
<_< Honey, We're already vested! But it's not anything to brag on!!!!
Exactly, so why accept concessions in order to keep AA there? Why do what you can to keep out the likes of Frontier and SWA?
We are in fact vested in AA's retirement plan. Of course, those of us retiring now receive much smaller checks based on our years of service at AA, but we ARE vested.
<_< Princess---- We've got to stop meeting this way!!! But if you look into it, you'll find that retirements are based on "Company" seniority, which for exTWAers was rolled over into aa's! We are vested. But, for calulation of benifits,it do'es not start till one year after aa bought us. The first year we were still TWAllc!! So, as of April of next year we will have acurude four years benifits! Believe me young lady, I'm close enough to retirement myself to know, and have many of my exTWA friends that are now retired from aa! Your attitude amases me!" Suck your pension fund dry"???
<_< Bob, Agreed! But let's just hope it don't come to that!!!
