Teamsters filed at USAir for representation

[TRAVIS]

The IBT Will Fight For You!

Saturday, September 5th, 1998

[background=transparent][background=transparent]The Associated Press[/background]
[background=transparent]America West sends mechanics home[/background]
[background=transparent]The Associated Press[/background]
[background=transparent]TEMPE – America West Airlines sent more than 60 mechanics home after they refused to remove stickers they wore that referred to mechanical safety issues.[/background]
[background=transparent]Spokeswoman Patty Nowack said all 64 mechancis were expected to be back on the job today. She refused further comment.[/background]
[background=transparent]The incident is the latest in a protracted contract battle with mechanics and flight attendants.[/background]
[background=transparent]Earlier this week, the airline blamed mechanics for flight delays that it said are cutting into earnings.[/background]
[background=transparent]At the time, the airline, the nation’s ninth-largest, said it had hired 100 more mechanics, increased overnight work stations to 13 from four and added two spare aircraft to deal with the flight delays and cancellations.[/background]
[background=transparent]Mechanics in turn blamed the airline’s having outsourced much of its maintenance work and said the remaining mechanics have had to make good what the contract failed to do properly.[/background]
[background=transparent]Teamster spokesman Patrick Lacefield said at least 43 of the mechanics ordered off the job were in Phoenix, plus 17 in Las Vegas and four in Columbus, Ohio – the airline’s hub cities.[/background]
[background=transparent]Mitch Barker, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration which has been keeping an eye on America West since fining it $5 million for safety violations, said the agency assigned inspectors to oversee the dispute between mechanics and the airline and expect it to be short-lived.[/background]
[background=transparent]The stickers at issue refer to the number of mechanical problems that must be fixed before a plane is put back in service.[/background]
[background=transparent]The point of the stickers, Lacefield said, is to focus attention on the high number that America West mechanics fix on planes that have been serviced by outside contractors.[/background]
[background=transparent]The union, representing about 450 mechanics, has been battling with America West over outsourced mechanical work since 1995 when the company laid off 375 mechanics.[/background][/background]

 

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The IBT Has Been Fighting Outsourced Work!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 1998

[background=transparent][background=transparent]The Associated Press[/background]
[background=transparent]AmWest,[/background]
[background=transparent]mechanics[/background]
[background=transparent]tentatively[/background]
[background=transparent]make deal[/background]
[background=transparent]• The airline agrees to move its maintenance contracts back to its in-house workers.[/background]
[background=transparent]PHOENIX – America West Airlines has tentatively agreed to stop outsourcing its maintenance contracts in an effort to settle a 2 1/2-year labor dispute with its mechanics union.[/background]
[background=transparent]The hiring of outside contractors has been a major obstacle in negotiations between the airline and the Teamsters Union, which represents 400 America West mechanics.[/background]
[background=transparent]The agreement comes soon after the Federal Aviation Administration fined America West $5 million for maintenance lapses.[/background]
[background=transparent]The tentative five-year contract includes a promise by America West CEO William Franke to stop outsourcing maintenance on dozens of the airline’s Boeing 737s and return the work to its own mechanics, Teamsters spokesman Patrick Lacefield said.[/background]
[background=transparent]America West, the nation’s ninth-largest carrier, is withholding comment until mechanics vote on the pact, likely next month, spokeswoman Patty Nowack said.[/background]
[background=transparent]Maintenance has been an issue at America West since the airline fired 375 mechanics in December 1995 and began contracting heavy aircraft maintenance to outside shops.[/background]
[background=transparent]Among other things, the contract calls for a 34 percent pay increase over five years, with an average immediate wage increase of 14.4 percent, Lacefield said. The new contract would increase the average mechanic’s hourly wage from $17 to $20.[/background]
[background=transparent]Union officials will discuss the proposal this weekend with mechanics in Phoenix and at the airline’s hubs in Las Vegas and Columbus, Ohio, Lacefield said.[/background]
[background=transparent]Contract negotiations continue between America West and its 2,100 flight attendants, who have been without a contract since voting to unionize in 1994.[/background]
[background=transparent]PHOTO: Associated Press file photo[/background]
[background=transparent]America West has the most flights out of Tucson – 12 daily – and carries the most passengers in and out of Tucson International Airport – 666,394 last year. All flights from here travel to Phoenix’s Sky Harbor, the airline’s main hub (shown here).[/background][/background]

 

[TRAVIS]

YOU BOYS CAN SPIN LIE TWIST AND MISLEAD ALL YOU WANT THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!

HAVE A NICE IBT DAY!!!

 

[CactUSmx]

Thank You Mr. Travis .....Do I hear crickets.????????......

 

[CactUSmx]

. Well you will get the complete circle of screwing with the teamsters plus they will go after your pension. Good luck if you vote them in. As far a AA and the filing if you read the press release last week or so the teamsters had to argue the 1300 m&r member's that are eligible to vote. These guys are on recall and have a right to vote. Plus the forgery challenge that the twu had proof. You factor in the cards the teamsters filed minus voided cards it is a almost impossible to win a election. I know because I am a organizer and am in contact with fellow organizers and twu guys as well. Good luck

Just remember 1 thing Mr. 1 AA after we vote the Teamsters in at US we will have another election at both companies to see which union stays and Im sure the Teamsters will have more than enough Teamster cards signed...Have a Nice IBT day

 

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Whats That!

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[1AA]

Just remember 1 thing Mr. 1 AA after we vote the Teamsters in at US we will have another election at both companies to see which union stays and Im sure the Teamsters will have more than enough Teamster cards signed...Have a Nice IBT day

Doubt it.

 

[ThirdSeatHero]

My mistake XUT...Imeant to say Teamsters was the 1st CORRUPT Union and they got things done that way. noone waited around for 3 years without a signed contract.

Would that be like UPS? their last agreement took over 4 years.

Would that be like the Horizon pilots? That also took over 4 years.

Would that be like the ASA/Express Jet mechanics? They're over 3 years now and still trying to get a deal.

Our CBA here at UAL officially became amendable July 1st. Our negotiations are currently suspended by MUTUAL agreement between the teamsters and the company.

 

[Anomaly]

UAL/CAL/CMI Mechanics Update - July 11, 2013

July 11, 2013

Principal Officer and Business Agent Meeting
Teamster Business Agents and Principal Officers representing the combined carriers met in Washington, DC on July 8th to discuss the current status of the negotiations at United Airlines. Collectively, the group decided it would be best to reconvene the steering committee prior to any interaction with the carrier. The group decided that reconvening the full committee would allow for discussions both about what transpired during the facilitated talks as well as an opportunity to fully explore options moving forward. Dates and locations were then discussed for the reconvening of the steering committee. The second half of the day was spent discussing scope related issues as well as how the company is currently interpreting the language in the three agreements. It became clear that there were several issues that would need to be moved into the grievance process.

Seniority Update
Two members of the Seniority Integration Committee (SIC) met for several weeks during May to start the construction of a merged sUA/sCO/sCMI seniority list. The two committee members worked hand in hand with the company representatives assigned to blending the three lists covering mechanic and related classifications into one. While progress was made in applying the recommendations of the full SIC, there are unresolved concerns that still prevent us from having a finalized merged Seniority list. Some outstanding questions related to merging the seniority lists have required additional clarification from IBT Legal. Other changes will be dependent on the outcome of negotiations leading to a Tentative Agreement.

A majority of time was spent applying the provisions of the Consent Decree, on sCO and sCMI technician dates, in preparation for an integrated Furlough/Recall Date (Consent Decree Date) list. This process requires building an entirely new Furlough/Recall Seniority Date list for sCO and sCMI, and involves a time consuming review of records in order to comply with the Consent Decree. Company personnel files detailing employment history have been made available in order to ascertain accurate dates and methods for Seniority list integration.

The work on combining the list will continue in agreement with the parties on the first opportunity regardless and separate of the anticipated negotiating schedule.

 

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If am not wrong didn't UAL just get it's STS (Single Transportation System) only 2 mo. ago?
You have to give them time to work for you..........

 

[ThirdSeatHero]

If am not wrong didn't UAL just get it's STS (Single Transportation System) only 2 mo. ago?
You have to give them time to work for you..........

Do you have clue as to what you are talking about?

The ibt and UAL have been in JCBA negotiations since January. The STS determination wasn't an impediment.

 

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Do you have clue as to what you are talking about?

The ibt and UAL have been in JCBA negotiations since January. The STS determination wasn't an impediment.

Do You?

The Board assigned IBT’s application NMB File No. CR-7081. The Board assigned Angela I. Heverling to investigate and requested that the Carriers provide information regarding their operations. The Carriers submitted a position statement on October 26, 2012 and additional information upon request on March 14, 2013.
ISSUES
Are United, Continental, and CMI operating as a single transportation system? If so, what are the representation consequences? Which employees are appropriately in the Mechanics and Related Employees craft or class at the combined Carrier?

As you said (Our negotiations are currently suspended by MUTUAL agreement between the teamsters and the company. )

I think this would slow things a little with negotiations with the company(UAL) and the IBT till the NMB ruling on who is who in what craft or class?
Then again i may be wrong.
Read it for your self.
http://www.nmb.gov/r...2013/40n057.pdf

 

[ThirdSeatHero]

Do You?

The Board assigned IBT’s application NMB File No. CR-7081. The Board assigned Angela I. Heverling to investigate and requested that the Carriers provide information regarding their operations. The Carriers submitted a position statement on October 26, 2012 and additional information upon request on March 14, 2013.
ISSUES
Are United, Continental, and CMI operating as a single transportation system? If so, what are the representation consequences? Which employees are appropriately in the Mechanics and Related Employees craft or class at the combined Carrier?

As you said (Our negotiations are currently suspended by MUTUAL agreement between the teamsters and the company. )

I think this would slow things a little with negotiations with the company(UAL) and the IBT till the NMB ruling on who is who in what craft or class?
Then again i may be wrong.
Read it for your self.
http://www.nmb.gov/r...2013/40n057.pdf

Thanks, so you don't know what you're talking about.

Again, the STS was not an impediment.

United and the ibt were involved in expedited bargaining under the NMB which was terminated when the process didn't result in an agreement in the proscribed time.

http://www.teamster....ate-may-30-2013

Talks were not suspended due to STS

 

[700UW]

It's not nearly five years, it isn't even three years since the merger closed and not even two years since SCS. You are spreading misinformation. Tell us about the IAM agreements at US been five years since your transition agreement but I'm sure it's the company's fault right, right? How about the pathetic UA T/A that failed miserably? Giving UA the green light to outsource CAL cargo?

Josh

Guess you have no clue on how it works, the IAM has only been negotiating for two years, not five.

Get a clue.

 

[700UW]

America West did nothing higher than a C-Check under the IBT CBA.

All Airbus work was done at aeroman in San Salvador.

737s were done in Lake City, FL and Macon, GA, the 50% of billable hours that is outsourced now is all the former HP work hours.