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It was the IBT who got the big raise for the WN AMTs before AMFA got in. AMFA has only extended the existing CBA several times with slight modifications while WN was making money and everyone else was filing BK. Now they actually have to do what the TWU, IBT, and IAM have been doing for years. Negotiate with a company that says no to everything. If AMFA is the way to a better contract in a tough negotiating environment stop blaming others for your failures, show us. Let's see those professional negotiators perform and see what they can do. So far they are no better off than the industrial unions on the property. Stonewalled and waiting. SWAPA is prepping for a strike, what about AMFA? Take WN down, show us the AMFA muscle.
Overspun wrong again...... you must enjoy being corrected all the time. This is testing your credibiity of posting information
NEW YORK TIMES 2005
Mr. Delle-Femine returned to the big leagues in 1998 when 10,000 mechanics at Northwest left the machinists and joined his union.
"The mechanics have always been a minority in these industrial unions," he said. "They want their own union, and that's why they're attracted to us."
In 2001, he negotiated a 37 percent raise for Northwest's mechanics, making them the highest paid in the industry. Mechanics earn an average of just over $36 an hour;
AMFA was making $36 dollars an hour 14 years ago, we are making $36.50 now!