Did the iam do scab work at NWA

[767 mechanic]

This was being talked about on a different thread. Since it was off topic on the other thread I am starting a new one. Maybe the iam lovers will answer all the questions and not try and muddy the waters.

 

[787nightmare]

The IAM did everything in there power to "assist" NWA in busting AMFA. Period.
And don't let anyone tell you different.

 

[767 mechanic]

The IAM did everything in there power to "assist" NWA in busting AMFA. Period.
And don't let anyone tell you different.

I agree with you 100%. 700uw is doing his usual song and dance by not answering straight forward questions with straight forward answers. Whether it was in the CBA or not does not matter. What matters is who was doing the work prior to the AMFA going on strike and if it was the iams work why did NWA outsource it after the strike was over. The AMFA got a contract that the industrial unios could not achieve. The twu slowed down neg at AA in order to ride the coatails of the AMFA. The former local pres at AFW was telling the membership that we would be lucky to $29 an hour at the end of the contract and then the T/a came at NWA. Oh by the way he is in prison now for dealing in meth,ghb and breaking and entering. What a good twu stooge he was. We still have an int person from NY that in his past did some dealing of his own. I believe I saw him on a video not to long ago!!!!!! I wonder if this is an industrial union requirement.

 

[JetDoc]

This was being talked about on a different thread. Since it was off topic on the other thread I am starting a new one. Maybe the iam lovers will answer all the questions and not try and muddy the waters.

I really don't think the IAM had much to do with doing any scab work there. I have several past co-workers that were on furlough from AA that worked at NWA. all of them were part of the IAM at TWA. Even one of them was a "hard core" IAM rep that crossed the picket line. I was told there were thousands of people gathered before the strike to get ready to place them. A former co-worker signed up and was paid all summer to stay home and wait for the strike to happen.
I don't really blame them for what they did. I blame the companies and the unions that these people came from. I am guessing that the majority of the "scabs" were out of work. With the given economy, people are going to do what they can to have a job. If it was better economy, I think NWA would have had a hard time finding the large numbers to keep the company going. I had a job at the time, honestly, if I didn't have a job, I probably would have done the same. If another airline did the same right now, they would have no problem getting a work force to replace the striking members. It is getting to be a sad day when we can't really express our true work needs without getting locked out and someone filling our position.

 

[700UW]

Explain to me how receipt and dispatch, air starts, and deicing broke AMFA at NW?

Plus the NWA all ready had vendors lined up to do everything.

Last time I checked you dont need an A&P to do ancillary duties.