Josh,737823 said:
I wonder who they will embrace after they figure out nothing has changed...737823 said:
That is not totally true. They got most of their money at the front of the contract and also now get 75 cents an hour skill pay. If you figure in the skill pay they got all the raises everyone else got and kept their vacation too. Also since they got most of it up front, they will make it for longer than everyone else. Again I'll tell you there were NO GIVEBACKS in their deal. How did they fund their cost neutral raises? I'll tell you how, they funded it with my 6th week of vacation TWU took from me. They also took a week from fleet service to fund their cost neutral contract. The numbers don't add up and stores nor the TWU will tell us where the money came from to fund their raises while keeping the vacation that we lost to fund ours. Ask your stock clerk buddy if he will tell you where the money came from. He won't tell you because it came from AMT's 6th week of vacation. Check out the seniority list for AMTs and see for yourself how many would have qualified for their 6th week of vacation by the end of the contract. In Tulsa it is almost 50%. Lets not forget that neither fleet or stores ever lost their longevity pay or sick pay while taking less percentage pay cuts than AMTs in 2003. That is why AMFA is such a threat. If and when we are gone we'll see how good their negotiators are. I just hope that day happens.MetalMover said:
You got that right. But the guys who are responsible (Videtich, Gless, Little) will never be allowed to sit at the negotiating table again. If and when AMFA gets in we will have completely different people. These guys will be AMTs who care only for AMTs and are not interested in taking from AMTs to fund raises and other benefits for other groups. The simple fact that a guy who drives a fork lift and has no responsibility gets an extra week of vacation and sick benefits as well as longevity pay that AMTs don't is a complete travesty. Also throw in the fact that this guy is above the industry standard in pay. Who does it look like the TWU is representing? Not AMTs. You think AA is going to tell AMFA that they need concessions from AMTs so they can pay for raises for stores?Kev3188 said:
Ramp & Stores got a "MUCH' better contract than the M&R,OldGuy@AA said:
As always.Kev3188 said:
^^ This. ^^Kev3188 said:
Having a few AMT's doesn't hurt, but you've got to have some professional negotiators at the table as well. I still maintain that the reason the TWU has been fleeced all these years is because they keep sending laymen to the negotiating table when the other side is staffed by MBA's and finance guys.OldGuy@AA said:
