OK AMT's Hit me with the new rumors...

[southwind]

Well, it's like I said ! There are approx. 300 NW mechs with any significant time. The other 500 are 2005 or later hire dates. Which in the future , I will refer to them as "The Others"!. Hopefully this is not derogatory !

People can only bid on "OPEN" positons ! So I see very little trickle down into the DL rank and file as it stands now !

 

[DalMD88]

Well, it's like I said ! There are approx. 300 NW mechs with any significant time. The other 500 are 2005 or later hire dates. Which in the future , I will refer to them as "The Others"!. Hopefully this is not derogatory !

People can only bid on "OPEN" positons ! So I see very little trickle down into the DL rank and file as it stands now !

Right now BOS has 35 'open' positions. We have been told that will be filled with a mix of transfers, Swissport hires, and off the street hires. They want to fill the slots by sometime in April. Our midnight shift will grow by about 40-50%. I'm betting SEA is going to grow pretty good also as they merge the NW contract work into DL.

Does anybody have a rumor as to how many slots ATL line is going to add with this bid on ebid?

 

[Don Smith]

...at least they don't have to pay union dues! <_< (sarcasm intended)

 

[Kev3188]

Well, you are what you are !

Well it's official; hell has frozen over: Southwind and I agree on something.

Robert you don't know what your talking about all nwa techs have a license. All the Delta amts I have met so far have been very nice as far as welcoming us aboard. There maybe some individual problems with people such as Robert but in general the
delta guys have been a good bunch.

As far as vendors bidding, I don't think that was worded right. From the letters put out the jobs will be bid in the normal delta way and recall policy. After that the vendor at the station will be able to apply and interview for a opening

Now that's funny!

Yes it is. Maybe we have the "One great airline" version of PTO here?

 

[Don Smith]

NO!! Not PTO. I'm glad I'm out of that whole mess. I do have interaction with Delta mechanics in my new job and they don't feel threatened by the nwa mechanics (using that term loosley). Their biggest problem is waiting for their station to close.

 

[southwind]

Well it's official; hell has frozen over: Southwind and I agree on something

Yes Kev, while I don't believe in a lot of the union hype, even though I'm gald to hear Ford UAW workers voted on a freeze, very wise I might add, I don't agree with crossing a "UNION" picket line !

 

[2BlacknBlue]

Alright , I'm coming back to Ma D after a 4 year hiatus...what new rumors are you guys hearing with the all the new developements lately? What's the real impact with bringing on the "replacement" workers from NWA? More importantly, what is going to happen with the out stations? I really am ready to come back home to Ma D, just want to know what you guys think I can expect upon my return. This is a little info that I KNOW about the caliber of the "replacements"; I personally know of one AMT that was hired DIRECTLY out of AP school to NWA, so get ready for some serious hand holding... :mf_boff:

We should all be one happy family then, no? Based on the sheer definition of the word "replacement worker", wouldn't it be a definable term encompassing both DL and NW amts?

"replacement worker":
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

 

[DalMD88]

We should all be one happy family then, no? Based on the sheer definition of the word "replacement worker", wouldn't it be a definable term encompassing both DL and NW amts?

"replacement worker":
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

I wouldn't think the DL amts fall into this definition. 1.There has been no refusal, we just havn't been able to get enough support for a union. 2. There is no strike line to cross presently. 3. We weren't hired to take a job of someone that is on strike.

 

[southwind]

We should all be one happy family then, no? Based on the sheer definition of the word "replacement worker", wouldn't it be a definable term encompassing both DL and NW amts?

"replacement worker":
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

So now I'm a replacement worker because I would refuse to join a union ?

Just more of the same "Union Propaganda".................and just one of the many reasons I'd refuse to join a union !

 

[2BlacknBlue]

So now I'm a replacement worker because I would refuse to join a union ?

Just more of the same "Union Propaganda".................and just one of the many reasons I'd refuse to join a union !

Union Propaganda? This definition of "replacement worker" came straight from dictionary.com. Wow, I had no idea that merriam/webster was a source for union propaganda.

So now I'm a replacement worker because I would refuse to join a union ?

a. a worker who refuses to join a labor union.

You just answered your question based on the definition provided by merriam/webster. I guess merriam/webster got it wrong. :blink:

BTW, we were told we were not allowed to use that term on DL property. Well, you are what you are ! :blink:

Like you said, You are what you are!

 

[RobertD]

"replacement worker":
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

I have to agree with Southwind on this one.

2BnB the definitions work collectively together.

Or if you want to take "a" alone, it would be liken it to the NWA AMFA replacement workers who did not join the union they simply crossed their own picket lines and did union work.

A Delta mechanic is better then that! And deserve better fellow employees then what they are getting.

jm2cents

 

[2BlacknBlue]

"replacement worker":
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

I have to agree with Southwind on this one.

2BnB the definitions work collectively together.

Or if you want to take "a" alone, it would be liken it to the NWA AMFA replacement workers who did not join the union they simply crossed their own picket lines and did union work.

A Delta mechanic is better then that! And deserve better fellow employees then what they are getting.

jm2cents

RobertD,

But didn't they refuse to join AMFA........never mind, I wouldn't want to be unionized with a bunch of "replacement workers" either!

Point taken!

2BnB

 

[RobertD]

RobertD,

But didn't they refuse to join AMFA........never mind, I wouldn't want to be unionized with a bunch of "replacement workers" either!

Point taken!

2BnB

Yup, whether union or not, a replacement work will always be a four letter word. Why unionize that?

 

[tech2101]

Based on the sheer definition of the word "replacement worker"...
"replacement worker":
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

Wow!

I am just back from a three day visit to the cornfield for posting the above definition, along with a link to the same.

I guess it is ok as long it is not in response to a moderator's post. :blink:

Jack London is turning is in his grave as we chat.

 

[tech2101]

So now I'm a replacement worker because I would refuse to join a union ?

No, you are not.

You will soon meet your share of them soon enough.

They will stand out like (insert phrase here).