I understand what you lost, if we had gone bankrupt we wouldn't have all these rules. We weren't losing any rules which is what AMFA preached about for years, then suddenly it became about economics that said American was getting $55 a hour a lie that the president of AMFA Brett perpetrated to get guys to vote no. Then we have the vote leak fiasco on Facebook, at the start of our voting process, that showed the way AMFA wanted to vote to go, so nothing was found wrong. You can blame your Association all you want, but if management doesn't want to move, there is nothing to update. All unions are the same, it's about dues money. AMFA just paints a good picture. The fact is if you kicked your Association out tomorrow, you would still end up in mediation and it would still take as long to produce a contract. What will be amazing is if you get the magic AMP , will you still be singing their praises if you are still under your bankrupt TWU contract 5 years from now. If you get them out which contract is used the TWU bankrupt contract or the better IAM contract? Face it, it will be tied up in the courts for years!
I don't like him, because he post half truths and says what's going to happen at a company , he doesn't work for.
I don't and I see he bothers you.
I post my opinion and what we were told by our union. Your mind is clouded by your hate of your union. Just because you have independent union at American Airlines, if you are ever able to achieve that , doesn't mean it would be any better. You guys could have easily had AMFA in there like Northwest did, they could have pushed you to strike during Bankruptcy, just like they did at Northwest, and your job would be gone.Then American merge with USair and only the IAM represent the remaining group.
No I tend to vote republican, and as I get closer to retirement , I vote republican, because I do not want to be taxed to death on the money I saved for retirement.
