AMFA/NWA Srike Over?

[ExAF]

The NWA/AMFA strike vote results are in.
Accept 1511 - 72.6%
Denied 583 - 27.08%
Abstain 3.0 - 14%
This is all that was posted at the local AMFA website in MSP. Does this mean the strike is officially over?

 

[accinelli]

That's correct. Why NWA agreed to this is still unclear.

 

[Junkflyer]

Maybe so they wouldn't have scabs working on their airplanes.

 

[accinelli]

Maybe so they wouldn't have scabs working on their airplanes.

The "scabs" are doing a great job at reasonable rates -- so why not?

 

[pw4000]

The "scabs" are doing a great job at reasonable rates -- so why not?

This is why we as aircraft mechanis cant make any money. Because low lifes like your self has this train of thoughts. Aircraft mechanics should be paid the same as pilots 10 year captian at a 121. aircraft mechanic 10 year at 121 should be paid the same. SCABS suck bottom line oh yea nice nwa pilots flying a/c worked on buy scabs and why are pilots the first ones to take pay cuts???

 

[skydivinguy]

The "scabs" are doing a great job at reasonable rates -- so why not?

Yep, they are!

BTW, ya gotta admit that mechanics making 40 bucks an hour is a bit out of line (NWA pre "scab").

 

[XJWRENCH]

Yep, they are!

BTW, ya gotta admit that mechanics making 40 bucks an hour is a bit out of line (NWA pre "scab").

It was actually more around $35. Why does this seem unreasonable? You wouldn't think twice about an electrician or a plumber making that much. or a heavy equipment operator... why then for someone who is maintaining an airliner. I don't think they made too much for when that contract was ratified ( pre 9/11 ). Fed Ex tops out in the $40's. I think they had mabe a few too many as far as head count, but that doen't matter now.

 

[accinelli]

The "scabs" are doing a great job at reasonable rates -- so why not?

This is why we as aircraft mechanis cant make any money. Because low lifes like your self has this train of thoughts. Aircraft mechanics should be paid the same as pilots 10 year captian at a 121. aircraft mechanic 10 year at 121 should be paid the same. SCABS suck bottom line oh yea nice nwa pilots flying a/c worked on buy scabs and why are pilots the first ones to take pay cuts???

Aircraft Mechanics do well enough. AMFA was a militant group and needed to go.
If not -- how come you guys got no support from any of the other NWA unions?

 

[HelloNewman]

Aircraft Mechanics do well enough. AMFA was a militant group and needed to go.
If not -- how come you guys got no support from any of the other NWA unions?

hear hear. lets face reality. That strike was doomed from day one.

 

[Espalda Mojado]

aircraft mechanic 10 year at 121 should be paid the same. SCABS suck bottom line oh yea nice nwa pilots flying a/c worked on buy scabs and why are pilots the first ones to take pay cuts???

If you wanted to make a pilot's paycheck, then you should have gone to flight school.

 

[pw4000]

No a mechanic should make as much as or more then pilots.

 

[STAL6]

I'm not in a union and never have been, but I would not try taking someone's job out from under them, when they are just trying to do the best they can. there are lots of open positions out there and my tool box has wheels.

Stal6

 

[Espalda Mojado]

No a mechanic should make as much as or more then pilots.

We can talk about this in person, next time I need the bugs wiped off the windshield.

 

[Superunknown]

No a mechanic should make as much as or more then pilots.

I agree.

They have just as much responsibility as the pilots. And when was the last time you saw a mechanic sitting in a cushy chair with a head rest sucking down diet Pepsi's and peanuts watching a computerized wrench repairing the airplane?

 

[pw4000]

We can talk about this in person, next time I need the bugs wiped off the windshield.

Well when we both lose our jobs and I have skill to get a job what will a atp get you oh yea a job a k-mart.

 

[Freight Dog]

pw4000... you screw up, I die. I screw up - I die. Not quite the same, is it?

This is not to say you shouldn't get paid well for your services, but all things considered, you don't get paid per wrench hour. You get paid from the time you clock in to the time you clock out.

 

[DFries]

I wonder why there arent any posts from former NWA mechanics on here? Probably because they all had to sell their computers to feed their kids. Thanks alot Swissport scabs.

 

[erj-145mech]

pw4000... you screw up, I die. I screw up - I die. Not quite the same, is it?

This is not to say you shouldn't get paid well for your services, but all things considered, you don't get paid per wrench hour. You get paid from the time you clock in to the time you clock out.

And mechs don't get paid to sit in a fluffy seat at three five oh reading the USA Today sipping a cola, wondering what their stocks are going to do either. Come up with something original.

Pay is not what you are worth, its what you negotiated.

 

[Freight Dog]

Actually ERJ, as you know, pilots get paid every dime they're worth and then some when you screw up, or the machine simply has a fit, or mother nature gets pissed off... the list goes on.

Like I said, I want the guys wrenching on my airplane to be the best paid and the happiest bunch. Having said that... but I just don't see that pay being as much as pilots' wages.

 

[erj-145mech]

Thats all well and good, but I don't know a work group that considers itself compendated to where it beleives that is should be. It doesn't matter what industry that is either. Whether you are a greeter at Wal*Mart or a line man at the airport.

The only time that a pilot is worth every penny that he's paid is when the stuff hits the fan. The other 99% of the time he might as well be a truck or bus driver. Industry is developing aircraft and technology that takes the humans out of the equation, ie, UAV's. But it still takes a human to maintain that UAV. The Russians use remote controlled spacecraft to supply the space station on a regular basis.

Since you've brought it up in every post in this thread, if you are afraid of your mortality, then perhaps being a pilot is not suited to you. Every time that you strap on an airplane, you are not taking your life in your hands. You, as the pilot, have control over every aspect of your flight, from the time that you accept the aircraft, until the chocks are set when you park the beast. The most dangerous part of your job is travelling from your home to the airport.