Check iam141 website for latest on possible withdrawal of services regarding fleet service.
I was just notified that the date of contracting out certain work is not March 1st anymore, sometime later. Based on my reference I accept this as true although I have no access to anything written.
I was advised that the contention isn't over the date but rather over MDA work. PERIOD. Your company contends that it can contract out MDA catering work in PIT and PHL based on the agreement as it relates to MDA work scope. Unfortunately, there seems to be reason to support this.
Apparently the revision states that MDA fleet service work 'MAY" include all work in article 4. This is problematic for employees to be sure. It does not say MDA work includes. The conditional, "May" was used. And work is also classified with class 2 stations regardless of flight activity.
Whoever wrote your contract couldn't put 4 words together without getting tripped up so it seems. Was it the same person who wrote the 'airbus' language and proclaimed all the mechanics were confused?
Let's hope the IAM attorneys are better than the IAM appointed negotiators and can 'clean up' the language mess for the mechanics and now fleet service. Unfortunately they haven't had much success in court yet though. And I think they may be starting behind the 8 ball, but let's hope for the best.
IMO, not even Daffy Duck could lose this work, but If the IAM loses this work it will be a complete injustice on workers and a complete breakdown and failure in your continued state of piss poor representation.
Regards,