From the IAM 141m web site

[LavMan]

PITMTC, wake up and look around you.

Is Goodwin still running an airline or find work yet?

Is Carty still running an airline or find work yet?

What about Wolf, Gangwal, Ichan or Lorenzo?

There is a classic case of CEOs who were forced out by employees.

And get your oil filter wrench ready cause you will be at Jiffy Lube when we are all out of work.

 

[Todd B]

Lets get back on the original topic.

Thanks

 

[to much time to quit]

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On 8/5/2003 3:40:45 PM LavMan wrote:


What about Wolf, Gangwal, Ichan or Lorenzo?

There is a classic case of  CEOs who were forced out by employees.

Oh we really showed them the door. Wolf and Gagwal at 15MIL each. And the truth about that payout wasn't revealed until alpa brought it out. The iam new nothing about it. They can't find work now. 15 MILLION!! EACH! Hey look we got our paid lunch gone forever, 1 week vacation gone 6 years, 2holidays,2 sick days, health coverage costs increased by 500%, shall I continue. Yea we forced those guys out to the streets. Oh wait what about our 4000 laid off members! Oh we paid their unemployment stamp dues. WHOOPIE. Give me a break! PATHETIC!!!!

 

[LavMan]

Quit, your facts are wrong, the IAM was the only union to file a motion to prevent the 35 million to be paid out.

 

[LavMan]

We could not have stood up to the company while they had the BK judge in their pocket, they no longer have that threat and it is time we make sure they honor our contract.

 

[PITMTC]

Gees, LavMan.
All you could say is "wrong again".

 

[av60]

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On 8/4/2003 841 PM LavMan wrote:


If the mechanic and related strike due to the company violating our contract, I believe you would see the other groups strike as well and bye bye Dave.

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I don't think that will happen.

The time to stand up was a year ago.

So stop the chest pounding.

 

[N628AU]

Lav,

I read what PITMTC wrote, and he is for the most part right. A lot of these guys are not running airlines because financially they do not have to. In the future, people will decide what Seigel may do 20 years from now based on the company's financials over the long haul, not on if he made people happy.

As for what I told you, I am trying to save you some copay money on the therapy you are going to need when you finally snap all the way.

 

[LavMan]

PITMTC, once again what you state is wrong, Dave was not at CO when they filed BK, so try again.

 

[PITMTC]

LavMan
Your dreaming. You live in a world where yout think the union is strong and running things in this company and everything that happened was planned and agreed to by the union. Wake up. The IAM fought for nothing, the company had us in a bad spot and took advantage of it. We were dealt with by an experienced CEO who went through this before and threw punches from angles that would have knocked out Ali.
Our union had no idea what was going on or how to deal with it.
Face the facts, look around at what is going on not what you think it should be. Quit posting gloom and doom and copy and pasting old contract issues and the such.
We are rebuilding our airline with what we have now not what has been since "1949".
You obviously have nothing else to do but read these posts at all hours of the day and voice your opinion here. Go out to union meetings and voice it there. Go out and find another job where you might be satsfied.
You have no idea how you read on these posts.
Pathetic.

 

[LavMan]

628, now you are an online Freud?

 

[LavMan]

This is how:


Via Facsimile & U. S. Mail
Mr. David N. Siegel
President & C.E.O
US Airways, Inc.

Dear Mr. Siegel:

There have been recent reports that Senior Executives of US Airways have been traveling the country, advising our members of US Airways’ position concerning the maintenance of the Airbus aircraft.

This letter is to confirm the IAM’s official position on subcontracting heavy maintenance of the Airbus aircraft. Any attempt to subcontract this work, which falls under the jurisdiction of the IAM-US Airways Agreement, shall be considered a major dispute under the Railway Labor Act. The IAM will take whatever measures are necessary to protect any and all work that should be performed by IAM-represented mechanics at US Airways. As a major dispute, this will include, but is not limited to, seeking a Temporary Restraining Order, injunctive relief, withdrawing our services as provided by law, and/or whatever other legal action may be necessary.

I strongly recommend that, in order to avoid demoralization of our members and your employees, your management personnel cease and desist from any further discussions related to the farm-out of work that clearly falls under the jurisdiction of the IAM.

I must reiterate to you that any attempt to usurp the boundaries of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, as envisioned by the negotiators, will be met with an opposite and equal legal reaction.

Sincerely,

Robert Roach, Jr.
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT

 

[av60]

Again how will we make them honor our contract????

 

[av60]

That means court again.
Again our fate will be in the hands of a judge.
In the current political climate (much like last year)
do you really think that is wise?

 

[av60]

We gave away work last year dont you remember mechanics doing pushbacks?