TWU negotiations.........what?

[TulsaTurd]

Not at all. If you don't know the story, about the same time that NWA mechanics were going on strike years back, the local in KC held a job fair at the base that had recruiters who were looking for scabs amoments/quote]
Must have been one of TWU's finest moments

 

[BigMac]

The inspection department wrote up numerous connectors in the wheel wells and on the wings as corrosion when it was just grime, fluids and weathering. This caused at least 10x the number of write ups in DWMS.

Maybe upper management will give the cleaners more time to do their jobs correctly on the wrack. As it stands now I'm being told management wants the following times on the wrack : 80s=1hr45min,37's=2hrs,57's and above=3hrs. These are Max numbers whether they are cleaned thoroughly or not. They want that aircraft in the hangar.

 

[Buck]

Maybe upper management will give the cleaners more time to do their jobs correctly on the wrack. As it stands now I'm being told management wants the following times on the wrack : 80s=1hr45min,37's=2hrs,57's and above=3hrs. These are Max numbers whether they are cleaned thoroughly or not. They want that aircraft in the hangar.

Interesting, was there any indication that the cleaners are going to have to work overtime, either M-F or S-S?

 

[BigMac]

Interesting, was there any indication that the cleaners are going to have to work overtime, either M-F or S-S?

I don't know Buck. That's your stomping grounds. I didn't know if they were going 7 day coverage with the amt's on that side of the base.

 

[Buck]

I don't know Buck. That's your stomping grounds. I didn't know if they were going 7 day coverage with the amt's on that side of the base.

So far it is just 1D. It has improved some, by gaining some support. Engineering, Stores etc. . I believe it us going to be a rough road over the next several months, but in the end if everyone helps and upper management does not push to hard on middle management and on down to the mechanics, we can succeed.

 

[Birdman]

There's a rumor that the TWU's theme slogan for negotiations is "Half Pay and We All Stay".

 

[TWU informer]

There's a rumor that the TWU's theme slogan for negotiations is "Half Pay and We All Stay".

I thought that there was a sign at the picketing that said "Save a job, slob a knob"

 

[Birdman]

I thought that there was a sign at the picketing that said "Save a job, slob a knob"

Buck, can you interpret that slogan?

 

[dfw gen]

It has something to do with the failed ta....

 

[TWU informer]

It has something to do with the failed ta....

You mean the lost 6% signing bonus, the payraises, the advancement in the job security clause date, the return of some Holidays and Vacations?

Or the money we would have left on the table had it passed and the yet to come better deal on the 11th hour of the 29th Day?

 

[Birdman]

Is this Groundhog Day?

 

[Buck]

Buck, can you interpret that slogan?

No!

 

[amt66]

The news coming out of the negotiations is that there is nO negotiations! The company is rejecting everything that is being thrown at the from not just the twu but the other two unions as well... One good thing is that AAR doesn't have enough qualified mechanics to perform our work or they would have already signed the deal.. Apparently the other airlines that AAR does requires them to have a&p mechs only work on their airplanes. I'm assuming that AA will require the same.. Why do you think they were in tul recruiting recently? They are expecting a lot of mechs to sign on with them. How ironic that a mech from tul now would have to work for 18 an hour ? IMO AA had this planned all along even if we would have accepted the TA... They want out of the overhaul business and are determined to accomplish that... It's going to cost them more to do it somewhere else than it would to do it inhouse but they don't care anymore. They want a divorce from the TWU and are determined to get it... When this is all over I predict either AA is bought out by someone or they disappear. The workforce that remains will be demoralized and customer service will definitely suffer ..

 

[787nightmare]

That's been my feeling all along. The employees left after this tsunami are going be so fed up and resentful, I don't see how AA could possibly survive this "restructuring".
I wouldn't be a bit surprised to a bright AAR sign out front on Mingo one day in the near future. What once was.......will be all that's left of American Airlines in TUL.
What a shame.

And as for AAR.....they can just turn around and take there damn 19-20/hr paltry wages back to OKC, IND.
Fricken labor pimps....

The airline ind better enjoy this one last batch of exp comml aircraft maint techs hitting the streets. Because when the AA guys find a new home....that's it for this ind, they'll have to resort to contractors, a/p sch grads. Think about it.....,
if there is an up side to all this, this is it!

 

[Buck]

I am hearing from quite a few mechanics, that if they get laid off, they are done with aviation.