IAM RULING

[wnbubbleboy]

This determination addresses the submissions dated January 7, 2011 from Air Tran Airways (Carrier or AirTran) and January 18, 2011 from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (Organization or IAM) to the National Mediation Board (NMB or Board) regarding the IAM’s pending application with the NMB to represent AirTran employees in the Fleet and Passenger Service Employees craft or class. In its January 7, 2011 submission, the Carrier requests that the Board defer its processing of the IAM’s application until the AirTran/Southwest Airlines merger has been completed. The IAM responded to the Carrier’s submission stating that the Board should deny AirTran’s request to defer processing the IAM’s application and should proceed expeditiously with its investigation of this matter........

Therefore, AirTran’s request that the NMB defer processing of the IAM’s application until the AirTran/Southwest Airlines merger has been completed is denied and the Board’s investigation in this matter will proceed.



http://www.nmb.gov/representation/deter2011/38n030.pdf


I apologize for my lack of proof reading folks the Title description should read "Airtran".

 

[gizmo_sc]

So who can answer this question. Say AirTran votes for the IAM , how long will it take AirTran Management and the union to come up with a contract? What if Southwest takes over AirTran before a contract is finalized. Who will be responsible for the Management side SWA or AirTran? Most timelines are saying it will take SWA up to 18 months to absorb AirTran into the SWA. What happens is there is no contract by this time.