Local 591 Nominees

[Overspeed]

Has not AMR paid for TWU Union Business for years while AMT's have been screwed? Has not the TWU given money to politicians that have screwed AMT's? Sweep your own dirty porch before coming with a broom after another's.

Hasn't thousands of AMFA members paid union dues for the promise of better wages and benefits only to end up out of work while crooked union officials, attorneys, and consultants got rich? Yes. Just ask overpaid OV who walked away with $500K after trashing thousands of AMT jobs at NWA, AS, and UA. Ask smiling Seham who reaps close to $500K in legal fees each year representing less than 3,000 members. Ask the McCormick Group who advised AMFA members for all those years and reaped huge consulting fees.

I agree Dave, sweep the dirt off your own porch. HA!

 

[Overspeed]

And we hired Donnelly who had known links to union busting companies to vet our numbets. The same company that AA hired to convince the unions to open up their contracts. They put Donnelly on International staff! Stuff that we gave up in 2003 cost a lot more to get back in 2010 even though there were 35% fewer workers. Donnelly claimed that our. ask was over $1 billion, then when we challenges his assumptions he knocked it down to $750 million, which was still too high because the company jusy accepted it and used that fihure in their ptess release.

Don relied on data from aircon in nehotiations and jim little asked us yo take advice from larry gibbons alsogrom aircon.

So what is worse? Taking money from our enemies or givong our money to our enemies?

Listen to your recommendation on voting no cost me over $25K over the past year. Listening to you is worse.

 

[Overspeed]

Lets see Ken receives a donation to promote the mechanic and related craft and class and you take money from aa for your own personal gain. The reasons for taking the money are completely different. The twu takes money on a daily basis by selling out the members yet you don't mention that. I guess you conviently forgot about the payoff that the twu received for the latest round of a long line of sellouts(CONCESSIONS). As usuual a hypocrite and a liar.

Ken sleeps at work and changes coffee makers in between and claims he is underpaid. Talk about a hypocrite.

 

[Vortilon]

Ken sleeps at work and changes coffee makers in between and claims he is underpaid. Talk about a hypocrite.

Did you really just post that? What a piece of shite you are! You come on here, and get you a$$ handed to you every time, and yet you keep coming back for more. What the he!! is wrong with you?

 

[AANOTOK]

I must say Overspeed, if you knew that Ken was sleeping on the job, why didn't you and/or the TWU take action against this type of employee. This is exactly the kind of employee that the TWU protect and whether it be an AMT, building cleaner or fleet service clerk, these types of workers are the ones that keep the dues flowing!

Sorry Ken, not saying you did, just making a point.

 

[Rogallo]

You're a piece of work Overspeed. I feel sorry for you, and truly hope you really aren't a TWU officer!

If you are, I see why we've been screwed by the TWU for so long. Get some help!

 

[Ken MacTiernan]

Ken sleeps at work and changes coffee makers in between and claims he is underpaid. Talk about a hypocrite.

Hum, really? As compared to your hiding from being on the Line?

Nick, a quick question for you. As this thread is about Local 591 nominees I willdigress for a moment.

Now take your time formulating a response. Ready?

When you post do you type with your toes or fingers? I'm curious because we all know you are very far up your buddy Bob's derriere you are either up there feet first or head first. Either way your posts stink like cow excrement.

Still waiting for your donation.

 

[comatose]

Listen to your recommendation on voting no cost me over $25K over the past year. Listening to you is worse.

Prove it. Show me how the TWU International took a 25K hit?

 

[comatose]

Ken sleeps at work and changes coffee makers in between and claims he is underpaid. Talk about a hypocrite.

Do you ever wonder why the membership wants rid of the TWU?
Can you say troll?

 

[Overspeed]

Prove it. Show me how the TWU International took a 25K hit?

I don't know about you but when I don't make $38 plus and continue to make $33 and change, on pay alone that is approximately 10,000 annually. If we got a pay raise than the Locals and the International I suppose would have made more as well.

 

[Overspeed]

You're a piece of work Overspeed. I feel sorry for you, and truly hope you really aren't a TWU officer!

If you are, I see why we've been screwed by the TWU for so long. Get some help!

I love you brother

 

[Overspeed]

Hum, really? As compared to your hiding from being on the Line?

Nick, a quick question for you. As this thread is about Local 591 nominees I willdigress for a moment.

Now take your time formulating a response. Ready?

When you post do you type with your toes or fingers? I'm curious because we all know you are very far up your buddy Bob's derriere you are either up there feet first or head first. Either way your posts stink like cow excrement.

Still waiting for your donation.

Nick?

 

[Overspeed]

I must say Overspeed, if you knew that Ken was sleeping on the job, why didn't you and/or the TWU take action against this type of employee. This is exactly the kind of employee that the TWU protect and whether it be an AMT, building cleaner or fleet service clerk, these types of workers are the ones that keep the dues flowing!

Sorry Ken, not saying you did, just making a point.

Ken has the HR number on speed dial. He dials it often in SAN when he can't man up and handle his own problems from what I hear. Maybe he can give it to me.

 

[Tex-Mech]

Nick?

You want to read about that international stooge...Well here you go...Credit to the Swordfish

Nick Soldevere Position Paper (found on Facebook)

I became a Shop Steward in 1990 and have held the following positions at DFW with the
Union since 1991: Local 513‐ Avionics Section Chairman 1991‐1996, Evening Shift Section
Chairman 1996‐1999, Local 565‐ Charter Vice President 1999‐2002.
I have successfully overseen, contract negotiations, company disputes, pickets,
arbitration hearings, grievances, purchase and set up of the Local 565 Union Hall and many
other facets of the Local. I have always had the attitude of assisting the members and their
families. (Has not done anything since 2002?)
I worked vigorously in the formation and subsequent charter of Local 565 (with VIdetich). This included
the development and implementation of all Overtime Rules, Field Trip Rules, Fuel Tank Rules,
CS Rules, Bylaws, Grievance Procedure, Safety Program, ASAP, 2001 Agreement. I resolved and
tracked over 1400 grievances and developed a detailed training syllabus for Local Reps that was
used by Local 565 and other Locals in the system.
I attended George Meany Institute for Labor Studies: New Officer Training, Arbitration
Preparation and Presentation Level 1, Advanced Arbitration Level 2‐ Past Practice Grievances. I
have successfully prepared and taken to Arbitration numerous grievances relating to
termination, discipline, past practices, contract enforcement. I obtained language through
arbitration that provided relief to the membership system wide. (Nick, don't throw your shoulder out patting yourself on the back for winning an arbitration)
My speaking style can be “rough around the edges”, I convey my message in a way that
is understandable to both management and the membership. I do not “sugar coat” the facts or
tell you what you want to hear. I will always give you the facts as I know them to be (and Don tells you they are), and give
them to you in a way that may not strike you as “music to your ears”. You may not like what not
have to say, but, it will be what you need to hear and the content will be what you need to
make an informed decision. In my judgment, this style of leadership is lacking from today’s
leaders in every area of our society. No Nick, we do not need another Don puppet telling us what is in our best interest!

History

We all know and have lived through a tumultuous decade, so I will not go over all of the
events that have shaped where we are today, we all have lived them. However, there are few
things that in my judgment have been crucial events that have led us to where we are.
The 2003 give backs ran their course and a contract extension was offered in 2008
which the president’s council did not send back to the membership to decide. This decision was
critical and helped to shape the failure of future negotiations. I would have moved to send this
extension for a vote with neither a yes or no recommendation. Nick just called the Presidents out for not sending the extension out for a vote and then one line later says he would not recommend the extension; but rather, send it out for the membership to vote. Nick certainly shows his skill as a leader, mentored by Don.... let the membership decide, without taking a position, and then blame them for the result of the outcome!
The 2010 TA, which was sent back to the membership for a vote with the “vote no”
recommendation from a majority of the line maintenance presidents. While this TA was
onerous and contained language that was concessionary, as we now know, it could not
compare with what was to come. Information that was discarded as “scare tactics” was
available to the negotiation committee as to the direction the company was going. This
information was not widely distributed to the membership. Instead, information that was
“guesstimate” in nature was distributed, which swayed the membership into a no vote result.
In my judgment, this was an ill fated path. The information that was available to the committee
about the company’s position should have been given to the membership with neither a yes or
no recommendation. Let the members make the decision based on the most accurate
information available at the time (WE DID) No one can say with absolute conviction what would have happened had that TA passed. We do know what has happened as a result of its failure.
What Nick, the AA Bankruptcy, yes like Don you can blame AA's Bankruptcy on the failure of AA to pass the M&R Agreement in 2010! I believe the failure to reach an agreement following the 2010 no vote falls squarely on
the laps of those involved. To place all the blame on the International I believe, shows a lack of
accountability and integrity. The negotiating committee was there, they played a role.
Accountability for actions taken or lack thereof is sorely missed and is pure political posturing.
The TWU International is an easy target with which to lay blame and I am not here to
debate the system or the International, it is the system and the International Union that we
have. Did International Reps play a role? You bet. Are they entirely to blame? No way. I will
not debate which organization we should have, for me to do so is a waste of time. The
membership may well decide this if the current attempts to displace the TWU are successful.
I am here to represent those which entrust me to do so. To be in a position where a
resource is not utilized or is underutilized is a failure to the membership and I would not do
that. To engage in open warfare on paper or any other form for all to see and hear, is a
disservice to the membership and gives the company advantage and I would not do that.
Personality differences should not get in the way and leaders have to be able to work through
disagreements for the betterment of the membership. Persuasion and making a case are the
tools needed to resolve differences, I have these tools. In the current system, the International
Union has its place, part my job as President would be to find that place and use it to the
maximum to benefit my membership.
Bankruptcy, LBO 1, LBO 2 and the chaos that has followed as a result of implementation
has been a horrible run of events. I could write many more pages about them. I want to focus
on implementation. I have personally been affected (as painful as it was, Nick voluntarily downgraded as an Avionics Crew Chief; because, his bid position on the mechanics list was better for HIM) and have seen nearly all of my co‐workers
affected by giving the company free reign to do as they deem necessary with the excuse the
because of the CBA, they can do that (words made famous by Big Don himself). This is baloney. To me, this represents another failure to exert the needed pressure to cause implementation to have as small an impact as is necessary.
Our work lives have been jerked one way and then the other; deals have been made outside of the agreement. This is wrong and has to stop and I will stop it. (Agreed, we must stop the TWU International from making deals that violate the Agreement. Nick, if you are aware of these violations, surely you have filed a grievance on all of them you are aware of, right?)

The current problems and issues that have been driving the dissatisfaction within the TWU at
AA can be traced to the following:

Communication:
 Restricted flow of information from current locals Maybe Nick should invest some time in reading the Line Local's websites or attend a monthly membership meeting
 Poor face‐to‐face communication – often emotionally or politically driven when it
happens Nick is going to talk amount emotional or polically driven...his mentor was Videtich
 Weak or non‐existent distribution system How would Nick know, he has not participate since Don beat him out for the ATD rep job!
 Lack of membership attendance at general membership meetings Check the 565 record, ask Nick or at Local 565, when was the last time Nick attended a membership meeting? I hear it's been over a year!

Representation:
 Lack of professional or automated grievance system
 Top quality steward body – not trained properly His 3 classes make will create a "quality steward body?
 Well trained arbitration advocates His 3 classes make him "well trained"?

Fiscal Responsibility:
 Lack of transparency that is understandable by the membership Seriously, Nick have you forgotten all the meals and cigars you and Don bought on the membership's dime when you were in office? Receipts and financial reports dont lie!
 Expenditures that do not have a clear path to how they benefit the membership See answer above
 Dues tracking for hand payers – inconsistent application of Article 38 ? How would Nick know anything about this, he has not been in an elected position since 2002.

Negotiations:
 Factions that form and disrupt effective negotiations No Nick, I recall all the Line presidents were unified in their position
 Splinter groups that attempt to force their own agendas that are counter to the best
interests of the entire membership, not a specific segment Splinter groups, you must mean the Line Presidents versus your friend and mentor Don
 Disregard and publically undermining the qualifications of professional resources
supplied by the TWU Seriously Nick, you still on praising the TWU International and their "professional resources" and it that statement says only one thing loud and clear - - - you were a YES voter!!!

 

[Ken MacTiernan]

Nick?

Nick.