Well 700 beat me to it. Yes the TWU did in fact pull rank over the membership vote during the 2003 concessions. Mr. Little refused to allow the vote go to the membership and signed off on it with the company.
Yes Josh, the TWU can and does do good representation elsewhere, and in other industries. However, the TWU is pretty much done in the airline mechanics groups along with the teamsters as well. I will also add that the IAM was the representing union at SWA for the mechanics when they walked out back in the 80's. Can you point out one single time that a TWU airline mechanics union has done something to show fight, fight, fight, rather than just agreeing to concessions and give backs over and over again. Pretty sure you cannot...
Yes Josh, the TWU can and does do good representation elsewhere, and in other industries. However, the TWU is pretty much done in the airline mechanics groups along with the teamsters as well. I will also add that the IAM was the representing union at SWA for the mechanics when they walked out back in the 80's. Can you point out one single time that a TWU airline mechanics union has done something to show fight, fight, fight, rather than just agreeing to concessions and give backs over and over again. Pretty sure you cannot...