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Your avatar just made milk come out of my nose. I hope you're really, really happy with yourself!Ultra Grump said:Boy am I glad I'm not ALPA anymore. Pathetic.
jetflier said: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.
Networ-King said: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........
uggggggggh! It's never going to end!jetflier said: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[t] a pretty picture......
August 19, 2005
Northwest Pilots Will Not Honor AMFA Strike
Bloomington, Minn. --- The Master Executive Council (MEC) of the NWA chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l has decided that NWA pilots will not honor the picket lines of striking NWA employees represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. Union leaders judged that a sympathy strike action was not in the best interests of NWA pilots and other NWA employees.
"I am deeply disappointed the parties were unable to reach a negotiated settlement," NWA MEC Chairman Capt. Mark McClain said. "The current environment requires labor costs to be part of an overall solution. Unfortunately, Northwest management continues to overplay its hand by demanding labor costs well below its competitors."
ALPA has stated since April 2003 that NWA management and all NWA employees would need to participate in a joint solution to help the company overcome its financial difficulties. NWA pilots acted in December 2004 when they agreed to provide NWA with $265 million annually in wage, work rule and benefit changes.
"There is still time to secure our company's future, but it will require a combined effort by NWA employees and management," McClain said. "Union leaders and senior management must meet face to face and hammer out a joint solution now. It will not be simple or painless. Everyone, including management, will need to share in the sacrifice."
The NWA chapter of ALPA represents 5,700 NWA pilots. Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world's oldest and largest pilot union representing more than 64,000 pilots at 41 airlines in the United States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at http://www.alpa.org.
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SOURCE: Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
ALPA CONTACT: Hal Myers, (717) 805-7929
michael707767 said: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
Jetjockey said: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.