diamondcutter
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- Apr 11, 2007
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I have been saying this since the first legacy carrier went into BK twice back in 2002, (US Airways). And I went on the DL boards, and UA boards, and AA boards shutting this at the roof tops! I had a front row seat in all this mess,got baptized in it, and experienced it first hand. Couldn't do a damn thin in BK.
BK was US Airways trump card and Jerry union-buster Glass was heading the management clan at US Airways when all this "union-busting" contracts began. The laws in BK protect corporations, and judges can throw out contracts. US Airways employees still are the lowest paid of the legacy carriers, and have the worst labor-relations going on a decade now. Some of those employees that are posting on this board are so accustomed to the torment that they are desensitized by it.
This BK crap will permeate into local and state governments who can also go into BK and wipe out government worker contracts. This movement is all about busting unions and bringing workers into slave labor contracts by forcing labor to either take the "last offer" or risk abrogation just because those in control have made mistakes and can't are unable to honor the contracts that they negotiated. That's why my mantra is a "deal is never really a deal" because the trump card for corporations is a Chapter 11 reorganization where all bets are off!
AA just happens to be the last legacy in this industry to go into BK...where have you been when all this was going on this past decade with US Airways, DL, UA, NW, CO? Can we see it???...hell yea!
The entire Airline labor industry has given up hundreds of billions of dollars in concessions, job losses over the past decade. And the employees can't change jobs, because the current economy has no jobs to absorb these folks. Heck, US Airways f/as are no longer in BK, haven't been in 7 years, aren't permitted to go into bk again, and the f/as needed a federal mediator to negotiate a T/Afor pete's sakes , and that mediator basically told them that they can't push US Airways any further for increases and better working conditions???....what's that about???? What happend to the right to strike????
Doesn't exist! The mediator basically told the f/as group at US Airways, you need to send out this T/A to your members NOW. Meanwhile, the f/as still are the lowest paid even with this T/A pending a vote.
The sacrifices given haven't translated to anything for labor except the "same old/ same old"...and the fat cats get richer, call the shots, and boldly go where no one else has gone with their arrogance.
US Airways wrote the book on how do screw labor in BK, and AA unions are nuttts to think they will get any kind of better deal with Parker..in light of the fact that US Aiways employees have never had such a thing.. just demonstrates the desparation in all these folks who have no protections whether inside or outside BK, whether union or not.
I agree with most of your post. However if you are goin on an hr. rate if passed we will be # 2 behind CO. This does not include SW only legacy. I will be voting yes , I want my 5.00 an hr increase on DOS, and 100% sick pay . CO has no duty rigs all hard time. UA is paid 4.00 less if this passes. Do we deserve more after all this S#%^ , hell yes!!! Like you said no self help , NMB ruled and that Sux. So here we are.....