UPS rate of pay as of 11/1/10 =$46.70
AA Rate of pay as of 11/1/10=$32.75
Difference= $13.95/hr
$29,016.00/yr
This isnt the type of difference we should see between two airlines, its the difference we would expect to see between a civilized country and third world one!
Add in what AA Mechs pay for medical and that brings the difference up to around $16.50.
Then tack on LTD and STD, another .50.
Then tack on the Holidays and vacations they get that we dont, at least another $2/hr
UPS mechs are getting around $9/hr more than we are.
That comes out to around $39,000 per year.
AA gets a mechanic and an OSM for what UPS pays a mechanic.
WE ARE TO THE MECHANICS AT UPS WHAT EL SALAVADOR WORKERS ARE TO US WORKERS!!!
UPS obviously realizes that there arent many mechanics out there. Otherwise why would they agree to pay $50/hr when AA and others are only paying $32.75? If there was a supply of mechanics out there it would make economic sense for UPS to split the difference, still paying way more than AA and try to find just 900 scabs.
Remember, despite what the company folks say the smaller the group the easier it is to bust them. Larger groups of workers have more levergae not less. If UPS couldnt take on their mechanics and just sub out their work what makes anyone believe that all of a sudden AA could find enough scabs or quickly outsource their work and keep their operation going? UPS like AA has been bringing more work back in house, just like many other carriers. Outfits like AAR have been having trouble recruiting mechanics and as the carriers are finding that their recall lists are proving to be hollow, most refuse to come back, having found better jobs outside the industry.
We cant keep cowering due to what happened at NWA six years ago. Things have changed, the pendulum has swung. They prepared for what they did at a time when thousands of mechanics had recently lost their jobs, still they had a hard time recruiting enough mechanics to maintain their operations and eventually were bought out by DELTA.The pool is near dry, most who were laid off have permanently left the industry. MROs cant find them, airlines have run through their recall lists and as we see at UPS airlines realize that they have to pay to play.
AA Rate of pay as of 11/1/10=$32.75
Difference= $13.95/hr
$29,016.00/yr
This isnt the type of difference we should see between two airlines, its the difference we would expect to see between a civilized country and third world one!
Add in what AA Mechs pay for medical and that brings the difference up to around $16.50.
Then tack on LTD and STD, another .50.
Then tack on the Holidays and vacations they get that we dont, at least another $2/hr
UPS mechs are getting around $9/hr more than we are.
That comes out to around $39,000 per year.
AA gets a mechanic and an OSM for what UPS pays a mechanic.
WE ARE TO THE MECHANICS AT UPS WHAT EL SALAVADOR WORKERS ARE TO US WORKERS!!!
UPS obviously realizes that there arent many mechanics out there. Otherwise why would they agree to pay $50/hr when AA and others are only paying $32.75? If there was a supply of mechanics out there it would make economic sense for UPS to split the difference, still paying way more than AA and try to find just 900 scabs.
Remember, despite what the company folks say the smaller the group the easier it is to bust them. Larger groups of workers have more levergae not less. If UPS couldnt take on their mechanics and just sub out their work what makes anyone believe that all of a sudden AA could find enough scabs or quickly outsource their work and keep their operation going? UPS like AA has been bringing more work back in house, just like many other carriers. Outfits like AAR have been having trouble recruiting mechanics and as the carriers are finding that their recall lists are proving to be hollow, most refuse to come back, having found better jobs outside the industry.
We cant keep cowering due to what happened at NWA six years ago. Things have changed, the pendulum has swung. They prepared for what they did at a time when thousands of mechanics had recently lost their jobs, still they had a hard time recruiting enough mechanics to maintain their operations and eventually were bought out by DELTA.The pool is near dry, most who were laid off have permanently left the industry. MROs cant find them, airlines have run through their recall lists and as we see at UPS airlines realize that they have to pay to play.
