NW scabs

[DetoXJ]

I don't recall the NWA mechanics sympathy striking with the Pilots back in 1998. Is it just me or do the AMFA members look like a bunch of clowns out there walking the picket line. I was really embarassed for them. They were shown on the news picketing wearing Sandals and Wife Beaters. Laughing up a storm like it was a party. How about putting on a uniform and looking professional out there?

 

[Dizel8]

The ones I saw on the news were walking proud and in their NWA uniform.

I wish them the very best of luck.

 

[Stan]

All the other unionized employees at the airlines have been trying to ride the back of the pilots for years.

Answer me this, if pilots always supported every picket line set up at an airline, why would the other unions negotiate in good faith.

I.E. Rampers "We want $50 an hour and 8 weeks vacation a year. If you don't give it to us will shut this place down because the pilots won't cross our picket line"

With the above said I don't see how AMFA had any other choice than to do what they are doing. And ALPA really has no choice than to do what they are doing. However in the end they are playing into managements hands and are all going to be scr*wed.

 

[RampTower]

I saw a group of SCABS!!!!!

Was in and out of DTW today. Saw several yellow school busses going to and from the NWA ramp, with 5-6 policecar escorts.

 

[klhoard]

Was in and out of DTW today. Saw several yellow school busses going to and from the NWA ramp, with 5-6 policecar escorts.

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How long is NW going to pay the housing expenses for the scabs? Are the scabs going to move their families to the NWA bases knowing that in a few years they could be replaced by other scabs?
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BTW - what would you call a replacement worker that takes a scabs job??
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[DaveGriffin]

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BTW - what would you call a replacement worker that takes a scabs job??
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Dues paying ALPA members

 

[RampTower]

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How long is NW going to pay the housing expenses for the scabs? Are the scabs going to move their families to the NWA bases knowing that in a few years they could be replaced by other scabs?
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BTW - what would you call a replacement worker that takes a scabs job??
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Another question is, how much is NWA going to pay in police escorts for these scabs? And for how long? Are these officers actually following the scabs around the ramp making sure some ramper or pilot doesn't throw sh!t at them? Are the NWA pilots being receptive when a scab comes up to grab the MX logbooks or are they just ignoring the polesmokers???

I hope an NWA mech spray paints SCABS on the school busses.

 

[WillowRunVortex]

Was in and out of DTW today. Saw several yellow school busses going to and from the NWA ramp, with 5-6 policecar escorts.

"Well folks, from the flight deck, If you look out the right side of the aircraft at the 2 "short" buses driving on the ramp, those are the retards that will be maintaining our equipment from now on in an effort to save money. Thank-you for flying Northwest Airlines."

 

[COpilot]

Eastern pilots crossed an Eastern pilot picket line. There is no NWA pilot picket line.

I know it must be difficult to distinguish these points when you're all emotional, so why don't you try to back up and take a deep breath. It's going to get ugly, and it's hard to take back things you might say in anger.




.[/QUOTYour wrong again Tony C.

It was the MX picket line. The pilots were in sympathy.

You go right ahead and tell yourself anything you want to belive. Just join the ranks of a SCAB in my book, and others.

 

[klhoard]

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So what happens when the pool of replacement mechanics dries up??
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[Freight Dog]

I think ALPA would still exist, but aside from legal and medical advice they would be a lame duck organization.

Isn't that what it is already??

 

[furloughed dude]

Willow,

Hey, what happened to the flight attendants? Maybe your wife didn't go to work, but most others did.

You blame the pilots for not supporting the strike, but they know they will lose too much if they shut down the company. It is a tough situation, they know they are going go be forced to give up much more. The FAs are next and their pay and benefits will be lowered so much that it won't be a good job anymore. Most would do better working as a bar maid. They are the ones with less to lose and could made a stand, but didn't.

 

[Tomct]

Willow....that was funny! All I can say is good luck to the NWA mechanics. This is not good for anybody!

 

[WillowRunVortex]

Willow,

Hey, what happened to the flight attendants? Maybe your wife didn't go to work, but most others did.

You blame the pilots for not supporting the strike, but they know they will lose too much if they shut down the company. It is a tough situation, they know they are going go be forced to give up much more. The FAs are next and their pay and benefits will be lowered so much that it won't be a good job anymore. Most would do better working as a bar maid. They are the ones with less to lose and could made a stand, but didn't.

The votes came in for the PFAA with the majority voting not to strike. That is not what the PFAA wanted but that was the vote so be it. There was an E-mail sent to every FA from NWA management that stated a strike would be illegal and that they would be immediatley fired. This raised a question with some FA's if it was a legal strike or not. PFAA is starting it's negotiations now with NWA management. A lack of good faith on managements part will be a grave mistake for the airline as there will be no doubt as to the legality of a PFAA strike. They can and will shut the airline down. There is no way to cover all the flight attendants with replacement workers. Impossible. The pilots have not only established an unprecedented disregard for solidarity, but they also have no brains apparently. Their motivation is to keep the company out of BK, so they can keep their pensions. NWA management will not sleep until they get rid of that under-funded pension. NWA will go BK regardless before Oct 17. The pilots ARE going to lose their pension, and after today's events, their dignity.

 

[skykid]

Part of a Rueters Report:

"The implementation of the plan went as scheduled, the airline is running well. It's business as usual at Northwest today," Northwest Chief Executive Doug Steenland told Reuters.

The plan will allow the airline to operate reliably for the "foreseeable future," Steenland said.

An airline official acknowledged earlier, however, that Northwest has suspended its daily on-time performance report. The airline, which has hub airports in Detroit and Minnesota/St. Paul, also flies 200 nonstop flights to Asia weekly, among other world destinations.