Why Tim Nelson is Dangerous to IAM-represented employees at United Airlines

[jet job]

It is very clear Tim Nelson has very little understanding regarding collective bargaining and the interests of IAM-represented employees at United Airlines.

This thread will--point by point--dismantle Nelson's positions as they relate to IAM-represented employees present condition in negotiations with United Airlines:

(1) Nelson claims that IAM District 141 is conceding "scope" protections for IAM-represented employees at United Airlines.

The truth is, IAM-represented employees at United Airlines currently possess very little scope protection. Only pre-merger United ramp employees possess scope of any kind. In fact, there are presently a little over 3,000 pre-merger UA ramp employees out of a total of 6,100 that have scope protection.

While there are 29 named stations, two have closed MKE and FLL, in which only IAM-represented ramp service employees can perform MAINLINE United flights, these stations have become over the last decade largely or partially United Express stations in which the work can be contracted out.

All other pre-merger Continental--Fleet and ASA, and pre-merger United customer service work have absolutely no scope protections.

Nelson--a US Airways ramp service employee, advocates that thousands of IAM-represented employees at United without absolutely no protection vote against protecting their jobs because he would like to see the IAM fail at United so he can personally benefit politically.

I challenge Nelson to debate me regarding any and all issues relating to job security at United Airlines. I doubt he will because he never stands up to a challenge of wits. He'd rather spend his time in the sphere of the nitwit.

just to refresh everyones memory

 

[john john]

keep repeating yourself.

 

[john john]

you keep going in circles.

 

[cltrat]

what a joke ,he isn't going to debate anyone

 

[737823]

Thanks for sharing the video Tim. Hopefully the UA membership will watch it and shoot this BS down again.

Josh

 

[WorldTraveler]

Tim,
I appreciate what you are doing but UA's profit was $379M when special charges - which was real money spent - is included. These charges predominantly include labor and merger integration costs.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-announces-third-quarter-2013-113000214.html

More significantly, UA's financial performance was widely considered by industry analysts to be the weakest among the large carriers and also includes some of the largest obstacles to overcome including the highest unit costs in the industry.

That said, the expectation is high that UA will have to engage in significant actions to reduce costs and improve its revenue performance.
Labor should protect itself accordingly and not be wowed by a short-term payout that could essentially involve giving the company a pen to sign your severance notice.

 

[Tim Nelson]

Thanks for sharing the video Tim. Hopefully the UA membership will watch it and shoot this BS down again.

Josh

Josh, it's a case of weariness. The middle class at United may buckle on this one and the labor union is counting on it. Time will tell

 

[ChockJockey]

This thread is pretty funny, Tim apparently has his critics doing the legwork when it comes to spreading his name recognition.

For more interesting facts not fiction go to http://facebookunplugged.blogspot.com

And this is one of the most awful blogs I've ever seen. 68 shrill and idiotic posts that don't do a whole lot more than make it apparent just how intimidated you are by Tim Nelson.

 

[john john]

This thread is pretty funny, Tim apparently has his critics doing the legwork when it comes to spreading his name recognition.



And this is one of the most awful blogs I've ever seen. 68 shrill and idiotic posts that don't do a whole lot more than make it apparent just how intimidated you are by Tim Nelson.

You won’t here from the allege IAM leadership again (if) after the vote passes
Even 700 is staying away for this thread

 

[700UW]

I am not in the IAM leadership.

 

[john john]

I am not in the IAM leadership.

Former

 

[737823]

I am not in the IAM leadership.

But you are their single biggest cheerleader/defender. So funny that as a former stock clerk separated from US/IAM for eight years (by your own admission) you have more insight on US negotiations than current dues paying members.

Josh

 

[700UW]

And what does it matter to you?

Once again your off topic, hater.

And you are a so called in the finance business, yet you are the biggest anti-union, anti-worker, anti-us airways and king of misinformation poster on the board.

 

[737823]

When will the results be out?

Josh

 

[jet job]

Nelson the type of name recognition you don't want. Everyone at the local thinks he's a blabbering Eulo puppet. His just say no, is just as effective as nancy Reagan's. LOLVL. Hey nelson make another video