Tim I am not side stepping any questions. My answer to your question is I do not think that will happen. As far as transitioning the west folks, I dont believe I will play a role in that. I think it will be west guys and the union. jeff
Huh?
There you go again Jeff. Jeff, what the hell is that? Unless the implication is that you are doing the right thing and resigning. If you are resigning then I hope you do it quick for the sake of the PHL workers. Although I'm thinking you will be asked to step down, I realize this may be a wrong implication of what you just wrote this morning so I will proceed below.
You start out by talking with an authoritive statement. That's good. But then you do the opposite. You start dribbling with "I do not think" "I don't believe" "I think". What the hell? So far, the only authoritative thing I have heard you say is that I'm wasting your time. No offense taken.
You didn't stumble on that one but Jeff, but I'm not the one that signed the latest treason. You did. Don't you know yet that you have been wasting 7,700 workers time by agreeing with Parker and not standing with Plan A? Did you forget Plan A Jeff?
Why can't you do what Dave Lolly did in PIT and say that the people voted the contract down, NOT because of the arbitration but because the contract was inequitable? Why can't you say that Jeff? I hope you have, is there anyone from PHL who will give testimony that Jeff has finally admitted that the contract was inequitable and that's the reason why it was voted down???? Jeff has told me, "I understand why you voted the transition agreement down." Jeff you can NOT move forward without first realizing that the last contract was inequitable. Do you understand that yet? People need to hear you say that Jeff. Workers are sacred and they deserve more than your pussyfooting answers. It was inequitable Jeff, and it has nothing to do with opinion. It was inequitable all by itself. Parker knows it was. The workers knew it was. But I haven't heard you say that it was? Let's end this question and answers with Jeff hayden until you can first come clean on this. How can anyone have confidence in you moving forward if your foundation doesn't recognize the last contract as inequitable?
At any rate, you did play a role in the west Jeff. You did play a role in transition Jeff.
Jeff, what bothers me dearly [assuming you weren't asked to step aside] is the implication of your last two sentences is that the west will be transitioned into the east without a a full participation vote.
At any rate, Jeff, you are wrong and it is a lie you are spreading when you told the PHL guys that there wouldn't have to be a vote if the contract was not extended. There were major changes in that enema and it would have either produced a ratification vote or a DFR. This I know 100%.
Further, although your position is consistent with the IAM, you are wrong to transition America West into the current bankrupt contract without a vote and with current CBA pay scale. Screw transition Jeff and start doing your job of section 6 negotiations. Justice can be found in section 6, quite screwing around with Parker on transition. Parker only wants to open up one or two articles in transition talks. Force him to open up the whole contract in section 6 for the west side. The east can wait and join them in just over a year, the workers are ready to see this thing to the end for a fair and equitable contract AND is not ready to yield to Jeff Hayden, IAM/Company on a contract that is inequitable.
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