So the IAM is going to request that the NMB run the election? Is this true? And you say that the "other" option will be a "speak-in" option? If the NMB is running the election it is to my understanding that the "speak-in" option and the "write-in" option are actually the one in the same. Meaning that if the NMB does in fact run the election then there will be an option to either "speak-in" or "write-in" as there are still folks out there without internet so they will do the "speak-in" option, and there are folks out there without phones and internet so they will be allowed to do the "write-in" option. Either way, don't care. For now, thx for the answer finally to the "other" option. At least now all the US and AA mechanics will be able to "write-in" or "speak-in" AMFA as their choice of representational union during the new "Employee Association" election. However, I will once again contact Don West and ask if the IAM does in fact ask for the NMB to conduct the election (as he did tell me that if one of the two unions request the NMB to conduct an election, they will) and ask what their options would be listed on the ballot, as I still will say, if the NMB does run the election it will be the following; 1- Yes for assoc., 2- No against the assoc., 3- "write-in" OR "speak-in" option (which is where the members can "write-in" or "speak-in" any union they wish to represent them, Ex: AMFA) and finally 4- No union or non union. But, like I have said before, hopefully AMFA will get a shot at AA and we won't have to worry about all this. I will update after talking to the NMB again.
Just because the IAM printed it in a Q and A form does not mean it is true. You purposely said "other" instead of 'write-in" or "speak-in" as you know very well if this combination of the two unions are brought together and a vote is coming for the new Employee Association or (Alliance) as you call it now, there will be a huge AMFA write-in campaign at AA as well as at US, which could very easily remove both the TWU and the IAM in one smooth vote by writing in AMFA or speaking in AMFA. If this combination of the unions do not happen, then there will be another AMFA chance givin by the NMB or after May of 2014...
C'mon 700, I was mot saying they had a write-in campaign at US. What I am indicating in my entire posting is that if this ends up being true about the write-in and speak-in, and all the members of both AA and US get this information long prior to the actual voting, then yes there would be a huge write-in campaign at both carriers. Keep it up 700, and soon you will be saying; "how in the world did AMFA makes it's way into BOTH AA and US after the merger. You see what happened at US as only 8 write-ins for AMFA when there was not even a mention of AMFA at US like there was at AA. I see the 8 write-ins at US being the 8 AMFA campaign organizers that are ready to "UNITE FOR CHANGE"
AMFA has not ever said they will save your pensions. The TWU has "agreed" with the company to freeze the pensions. Therefore, no more input or increases, it's frozen. What AMFA might do, as they have at other carriers, is increase the wages to more desirable level where the members are able to apply what they want to a 401K, as well as increase the match amount by the company as they did at SWA and are now in talks at Alaska about a dollar figure to be increased and implemented. Pensions are all going by the waste side, they just are not sustainable for a long term retirement plan as we have all seen thru-out our industry. Most have been frozen or all together vacated and handed over to the gov bennies for pennies on the dollars. This is not something that AMFA would just nego behind close doors and nego and implement. It would be decided and voted upon by the membership, not agreed to by the union as the TWU did.
OK 700, here it is yet again. Only this time I sent e-mail in order to have it in writing from the NMB to post for ALL to see. The only items left out of the e-mails between Don West and myself are my name and the Q and A from the TWU/IAM alliance web site. You know if I were any of you guys at US or AA I would no longer trust what they are telling you guys. Get involved yourselves and e-mail the NMB for your answers, DO NOT trust what the union that is trying to force it's members into this so called "Alliance". Now 700, take particular attention to the very first para where he answers rather the NMB will be handling the election or not, as I told you before, and you now have it from the NMB, and I quote; "the NMB has no jurisdiction over the alliance or merger of unions and DOES NOT CONDUCT SUCH ELECTIONS."
