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Attention Starved? Tired of spending hours upon hours in your hotel room?
I agree with much of what your saying about industrial unions. They get top heavy and corrupt and don't represent the membership as a whole. They are all about receiving money from the workers as well as the company. I congratulate you in seeing this unfortunate truth. They have been sleeping on the job and boy does it show. At a time when we really need good unionism they can't cut the mustard.
I take offense when you include AMFA in this group. AMFA took over representation at NWA and began doing its job. Wages and pensions increased during the years the airline industry was making a lot of money. AMFA brought back a contract that raised mechanics wages 22% and cleaners wages 13% as well as having the monthly pension formula raised for the first time in years maybe even decades. AMFA does indeed represent the will of the majority. AMFA was voted in by well over 50% of the membership. When AMFA was unfortunately forced into a strike after offering to save the company money practically the entire membership walked. Even today it is a source of company frustration that so many have felt loyal to each other through their representative AMFA. Why have these men and women remained loyal? Because AMFA is not the typical corrupt industrial union-the typical union you and I mentioned previously. If AMFA was about getting rich extorting workers out of their hard earned wages in the form of union dues then AMFA would have acted much like the IAM at USAIR or the TWU at American. At USAIR the mechanics were told that they did not have enough information when they voted against concessions and were forced to vote again until they "got it right". For their part in this screw job the IAM received 1.5 million to cover their administrative costs from USAIR. The TWU is a complient company union that jumps at the companies every wish and the dues money has continued to flow practically unabated. Only AMFA has taken the hard road of standing up for the worker and has been punished for standing up for the worker by the other industrial unions as well as the company. The TWU and its ATD is afraid to indorse AMFA's actions in anyway. The only TWU indorsements have come from Local Presidents that have had the courage to make a stand and stand behind the working men and women at NWA that are on strike. Shame on the so-called union officials (including Jim Little) who lack the spine to even verbally support AMFA's cause. They are not REAL union men but profiteers exploiting the working class. The ALPA greedily attempted to protect their pensions at the expense of their mechanics and although the AMFA struggle is just, the IAM would not take a pro-worker stand and support the strikers. The flow of money coming in from their members was just too much to risk. The PFAA has no excuse for not taking a stand and for all I care they may as well join the AFL-CIO since it behaves like a typical AFL-CIO union anyway. Even without the support of the other so-called unions AMFA chose to make a stand rather than cower to the unreasonable demands of the company.
AMFA wished to negotiate and were blocked every step of the way. AMFA found cost saving solutions and were told it was not enough. When AMFA attempted to meet the company half way the company increased their demands and told AMFA its concessionary efforts were not enough. When the U.S. Government attempted to arbitrate the dispute they were rebuffed by NWA. AMFA had a choice of striking or bringing back a contract in which 50% of its membership were out the door and the remaining members took severe cuts. I ask you SCAB could that contract have passed by a majority? The company is clearly out of line and their actions make Frank Lorenzo's actions seem tame. NWA is an irresponsible enity that has hurt not only the work force but other companies associated with it and local and state economies with their actions. They have broken their promises to local governments over and over.
I believe the other unions will become shells after the company is through slashing and cutting and I believe NWA as we know it will not even exist.
I could at least understand your point of view if the company was making reasonable demands but the company is clearly asking for unreasonable demands in the attempt to destroy any union that has any kind of backbone and turning the other unions into nothing more than compliant cheerleader unions that cheerfully comply with any company request regarless of how it effects its membership. The philosophy of these unions is that they control its members-the philosophy of AMFA is that the membership controls it. Again, the strike has been endorsed by the majority of AMFA's membership. I ask you SCAB how do you think the membership would have reacted if AMFA had taken the easier and more profitable course for them of endorsing the company deal? NW Mechanics represented the largest body of AMFA union members. This strike has cost AMFA a immeasureably.
Your actions are detestable, your nothing more than a fool and a tool for the rich and greedy. I honestly don't see how a person as intelligent as you can continue to harm ordinary working men and women. The only reason I can think of is not your generalized rationizations against all unions, but, merely your greed. You obviously have a license and the opportunity to make some decent cash-screw everyone else! Your rationizations are nothing more than an attempt to soothe your obviously guilty conscious. Take your money and walk away-your part of the problem. We'll attempt to repair the damage you have caused.
Have a nice life ####
I agree with much of what your saying about industrial unions. They get top heavy and corrupt and don't represent the membership as a whole. They are all about receiving money from the workers as well as the company. I congratulate you in seeing this unfortunate truth. They have been sleeping on the job and boy does it show. At a time when we really need good unionism they can't cut the mustard.
I take offense when you include AMFA in this group. AMFA took over representation at NWA and began doing its job. Wages and pensions increased during the years the airline industry was making a lot of money. AMFA brought back a contract that raised mechanics wages 22% and cleaners wages 13% as well as having the monthly pension formula raised for the first time in years maybe even decades. AMFA does indeed represent the will of the majority. AMFA was voted in by well over 50% of the membership. When AMFA was unfortunately forced into a strike after offering to save the company money practically the entire membership walked. Even today it is a source of company frustration that so many have felt loyal to each other through their representative AMFA. Why have these men and women remained loyal? Because AMFA is not the typical corrupt industrial union-the typical union you and I mentioned previously. If AMFA was about getting rich extorting workers out of their hard earned wages in the form of union dues then AMFA would have acted much like the IAM at USAIR or the TWU at American. At USAIR the mechanics were told that they did not have enough information when they voted against concessions and were forced to vote again until they "got it right". For their part in this screw job the IAM received 1.5 million to cover their administrative costs from USAIR. The TWU is a complient company union that jumps at the companies every wish and the dues money has continued to flow practically unabated. Only AMFA has taken the hard road of standing up for the worker and has been punished for standing up for the worker by the other industrial unions as well as the company. The TWU and its ATD is afraid to indorse AMFA's actions in anyway. The only TWU indorsements have come from Local Presidents that have had the courage to make a stand and stand behind the working men and women at NWA that are on strike. Shame on the so-called union officials (including Jim Little) who lack the spine to even verbally support AMFA's cause. They are not REAL union men but profiteers exploiting the working class. The ALPA greedily attempted to protect their pensions at the expense of their mechanics and although the AMFA struggle is just, the IAM would not take a pro-worker stand and support the strikers. The flow of money coming in from their members was just too much to risk. The PFAA has no excuse for not taking a stand and for all I care they may as well join the AFL-CIO since it behaves like a typical AFL-CIO union anyway. Even without the support of the other so-called unions AMFA chose to make a stand rather than cower to the unreasonable demands of the company.
AMFA wished to negotiate and were blocked every step of the way. AMFA found cost saving solutions and were told it was not enough. When AMFA attempted to meet the company half way the company increased their demands and told AMFA its concessionary efforts were not enough. When the U.S. Government attempted to arbitrate the dispute they were rebuffed by NWA. AMFA had a choice of striking or bringing back a contract in which 50% of its membership were out the door and the remaining members took severe cuts. I ask you SCAB could that contract have passed by a majority? The company is clearly out of line and their actions make Frank Lorenzo's actions seem tame. NWA is an irresponsible enity that has hurt not only the work force but other companies associated with it and local and state economies with their actions. They have broken their promises to local governments over and over.
I believe the other unions will become shells after the company is through slashing and cutting and I believe NWA as we know it will not even exist.
I could at least understand your point of view if the company was making reasonable demands but the company is clearly asking for unreasonable demands in the attempt to destroy any union that has any kind of backbone and turning the other unions into nothing more than compliant cheerleader unions that cheerfully comply with any company request regarless of how it effects its membership. The philosophy of these unions is that they control its members-the philosophy of AMFA is that the membership controls it. Again, the strike has been endorsed by the majority of AMFA's membership. I ask you SCAB how do you think the membership would have reacted if AMFA had taken the easier and more profitable course for them of endorsing the company deal? NW Mechanics represented the largest body of AMFA union members. This strike has cost AMFA a immeasureably.
Your actions are detestable, your nothing more than a fool and a tool for the rich and greedy. I honestly don't see how a person as intelligent as you can continue to harm ordinary working men and women. The only reason I can think of is not your generalized rationizations against all unions, but, merely your greed. You obviously have a license and the opportunity to make some decent cash-screw everyone else! Your rationizations are nothing more than an attempt to soothe your obviously guilty conscious. Take your money and walk away-your part of the problem. We'll attempt to repair the damage you have caused.
Have a nice life ####
