ALPA: No Support for NWA Striking Mechanics!

[Flying Freddie]

ALPA: No Support for NWA Striking Mechanics!

MEC Hotline Friday, Aug. 19th.

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This is Northwest Master Executive Council (MEC) Chairman Mark McClain with a Special NWA MEC Hotline recorded on Friday, August 19, 2005, at 11:03 p.m. Central Time.
AMFA STRIKES – ALPA PILOTS TO REPORT TO WORK (8/19/05)
At 11:01 p.m. CT Friday, August 19, 2005, NWA AMFA's leadership called a strike after AMFA and NWA management negotiators failed to reach agreement on a new contract before the 30-day-cooling-off period expired.

The NWA MEC, in a Special Meeting held via teleconference, elected to not engage in a sympathy strike, judging that it would not be in the best interests of NWA pilots. As a result, all NWA pilots should report to work as scheduled and fly their trips as assigned. Again, all NWA pilots should report to work as scheduled and fly their trips as assigned.

Management has advised ALPA that operations will likely be affected over the coming days as a result of a large number of aircraft currently out of service and a high volume of MELs on in-service aircraft, so please continue to exercise your patience and professionalism.

We will continue to update you with new information as it becomes available. Please check this Hotline regularly.

 

[michael707767]

amazing. Back when the hotel workers union was striking in SFO, our union had us moved to a different hotel so we would not cross the picket line. So here we have alpa basically showing more support for min wage foreigners making beds and cleaning toilets than they do for professional mechanics working in our same industry. Pathetic.

 

[Boeingman]

I guess the lessons of 83 are lost forever

The NWA MEC, in a Special Meeting held via teleconference, elected to not engage in a sympathy strike, judging that it would not be in the best interests of NWA pilots.

Hence the problem with ALPA. It is no longer a real union. What about the ideal or belief a sympathy strike should be in the best interests of fellow union brothers and sisters?

If NWA ALPA thinks that Steenland isn't through with them they deserve everything that management will do to them.

No wonder people scab this Woerthless union without a second thougt.

 

[Jetjockey]

It reminds me of that mentality of watching someone while they are getting mugged. Sure you could go help the poor the victim, but that's not your problem. Don't worry NWA ALPA, you'll get your turn to get mugged another day.

Divide and conquer.

 

[EagleRJ]

The pilots will be supporting the strike.

They all carry pens with them, right?

 

[TV9Driver]

Does this really surprise you? ALPA has been a joke for a long time now. He isn't called Dwane Woerthless for nothing.

 

[English]

Management has advised ALPA that operations will likely be affected over the coming days as a result of a large number of aircraft currently out of service and a high volume of MELs on in-service aircraft, so please continue to exercise your patience and professionalism.

Hidden message?

 

[Networ-King]

FUKING BUNCH OF ALPA P U S S I E S !!!!!!!!!!!

Last month Delta Alpa FUKS greenslipped 5000 times..... which equated to 384 hard lines and now these FUKS won't even support their own people.... what a surprise. You bunch of P U S S I E S........

 

[2yrs2go]

This is simply WRONG.

 

[Ultra Grump]

Boy am I glad I'm not ALPA anymore. Pathetic.

 

[TheDonger]

During the 1992 USAir mechanics strike, AFA was ordered (by a Federal court no less) not to have a sympathy strike with the mechanics. Once a court precedent has been set the ball-less won't strike.

 

[P-Dawg_QX]

Boy am I glad I'm not ALPA anymore. Pathetic.

Your avatar just made milk come out of my nose. I hope you're really, really happy with yourself!

 

[jetflier]

As a NWAALPA member, I do recall that in 1998 during our pilot strike, the NWA mechanics did not sympathy strike with us.

It's no suprise that ALPA did not honor the AMFA strike at NWA.

I'm certain that NWA management will be placing large demands on our pilot group in the near future.

NWA has already given NWAALPA its demands for further concessions from the pilots. Some of their requests include, an additional 22% pay cut (in addition to the 15% given in Dec 2004, for a total pay cut of 37%), removing all flying flown by the DC9 (160 airframes) and transferring it to a new entity called Newco with regional pay rates, eliminating the pension plan and freezing it wherever it is, and a resulting furlough of an additional 1200 pilots with already 600 pilots on furlough......

No a pretty picture......

 

[rightrudder]

As a NWAALPA member, I do recall that in 1998 during our pilot strike, the NWA mechanics did not sympathy strike with us./QUOTE]

That might be true, but did your management have a bunch of scabs there to staff your flights? IT seems there was no work for the mechanics to go to , you guys shut down the airline. There was nothing more that they could help you to accomplish.

But if the pilots now went on sympathy strike, you can be sure NWA would have to work something out with the mechanics, and quickly.

 

[michael707767]

FUKING BUNCH OF ALPA P U S S I E S !!!!!!!!!!!

Last month Delta Alpa FUKS greenslipped 5000 times..... which equated to 384 hard lines and now these FUKS won't even support their own people.... what a surprise. You bunch of P U S S I E S........

I agree with you on DALPA. We would have every furlough guy back if we all refused greenslips. Disgusts me.
Michael
DAL
haven't flown a greenslip since the furloughs began, and won't until TK is back