Local 100 Executive Board Acts

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Even NON-UNION DELTA has better wages and benefits than the TWU "strength in numbers" success story!

Nearyl $8,000.00 per year in fact!

Then lets dump the union and AA will respect us and pay us not to re-unionize.

 

[Fridays are Free]

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DISCUSSION

I. Proper Craft or Class

In determining the proper craft or class for a group of employees, the Board considers a number of factors. These factors include functional integration, work classifications, terms and conditions of employment, and work-related community of interest. United Parcel Serv. Co., 30 NMB 84 (2002); Frontier Airlines, Inc., 29 NMB 28 (2001); United Airlines, Inc., 28 NMB 533 (2001); US Airways, Inc., 28 NMB 104 (2000).

It is particularly important that the employees share a work-related community of interest. Continental Airlines, Inc./Continental Express, Inc., 26 NMB 143 (1999); LSG Lufthansa Servs., Inc., 25 NMB 96 (1997); Airborne Express, Inc., 9 NMB 115 (1981). The Board makes craft or class determinations on a case by case basis, relying upon Board policy and precedent. US Airways, above; USAir, 15 NMB 369 (1988); Simmons Airlines, 15 NMB 124 (1988).

The Board has examined the proper scope of the craft or class of Mechanics and Related Employees in numerous decisions. United Parcel Serv. Co., above; US Airways, Inc., above; United Parcel Serv. Co., 27 NMB 3 (1999); Allegheny Airlines, Inc., 26 NMB 487 (1999). In United Airlines, Inc., 6 NMB 134 (1977), the Board, quoting National Airlines, Inc., 1 NMB 423, 428-29 (1947), described the composition of the Mechanics and Related Employees, in part, as follows:

A. Mechanics who perform maintenance work on aircraft, engine, radio or accessory equipment.

B. Ground service personnel who perform work generally described as follows: Washing and cleaning airplane, engine and accessory parts in overhaul shops; fueling of aircraft and ground equipment; maintenance of ground and ramp equipment; maintenance of buildings, hangars and related equipment; cleaning and maintaining the interior and exterior of aircraft, servicing and control of cabin service equipment, air conditioning of aircraft, cleaning of airport hangars, buildings, hangar and ramp equipment.

C. Plant maintenance personnel including employees who perform work consisting of repairs, alterations, additions to and maintenance of buildings, hangars, and the repair, maintenance and operation of related equipment including automatic equipment.

“The related employees . . . while of different skill levels from the mechanics, nonetheless are closely related to them in that they are engaged in a common function – the maintenance function. . . .â€￾ Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 4 NMB 54, 63 (1965) (emphasis added). It is this “functionalâ€￾ connection between mechanic classifications and those employees performing related maintenance operations that has historically formed a basis for their identity as a single craft or class. Id. See also Federal Express Corp., 20 NMB 360 (1993).

 

[Checking it Out]

… we pledge ourselves to uphold the basic doctrines of craft unionism, to recognize individual seniority rights of members, and to protect and elevate our profession through a strong unification of Aircraft Technicians and Airline Support Personnel within an independent, skilled craft association.
Article I, Section 3


Here's how amfa respects you!


Denver’s AMFA Local 8 has negotiated and voted in a Letter of Agreement for a 10 Hour midnight shift that takes away your shift seniority rights and is in conflict with our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Their Letter of Agreement with local Denver management contains a Company demand for a ‘Dependability Clause’. This paragraph states that an AMFA member may be removed from the 10 hour shift if they receive a ‘Level’ for dependability. The ‘undependable’ employee is put on an 8 hour midnight shift for 60 days. The employee has given up his contractual rights of seniority. ------------

Why is it every turn we make we see Amfa destroying our profession?

 

[Decision 2004]

… we pledge ourselves to uphold the basic doctrines of craft unionism, to recognize individual seniority rights of members, and to protect and elevate our profession through a strong unification of Aircraft Technicians and Airline Support Personnel within an independent, skilled craft association.
Article I, Section 3


Here's how amfa respects you!


Denver’s AMFA Local 8 has negotiated and voted in a Letter of Agreement for a 10 Hour midnight shift that takes away your shift seniority rights and is in conflict with our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Their Letter of Agreement with local Denver management contains a Company demand for a ‘Dependability Clause’. This paragraph states that an AMFA member may be removed from the 10 hour shift if they receive a ‘Level’ for dependability. The ‘undependable’ employee is put on an 8 hour midnight shift for 60 days. The employee has given up his contractual rights of seniority. ------------

Why is it every turn we make we see Amfa destroying our profession?

So the membership votes yes on this local letter and you claim this destroys the profession?

Compare that to "without further ratification" Industry Leading pay and benefit concessions along with the 7 day labor loan, and tell us again who is destroying the profession?

 

[Checking it Out]

AMFA!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bob Owens]

Local 100 has their reasons for the stance they are taking. I wish them well in their attempt to fix the TWU. However the best thing that we can do, both for them, and for us is leave the TWU to them and go join our fellow mechanics throughout the industry in AMFA.

In turn they should seek to merge with the ATU to form a more effective, powerful union.