Originally Posted by NOLAnwGOLD
Now even though the management is driving a hard line, I don't think they are malicious. They've put off labor cuts for much longer than the other airlines and don't seem to advocate dumping pensions like others either. But their reality is bleak....9/11, SARS and bad economy are long gone...but not the cost pressures....the slump isn't going to end....
NW had two rounds of layoffs/furloughs already that reduced the number of AMFA-represented personnel from 9333 to around 4500 as
force majure actions based on 9/11, SARS, and Iraq. This contract called for reducing the 4500 or so remaining to around 2200.
Originally Posted by VideoPaul
I flew NWA out of Denver back home to Chicago last week. While filling up the car at the airport gas station, I noticed an airport work truck with a union bumper sticker on it. It said something like "Strength, Unity, Pride" or words very close to that. Ever notice how union rarah propaganda never says things like "Efficiency, profitability, productivity" or things that actually HELP a company. The union mentality is that by being big and mean, they can intimidate anyone to do anything.
AMFA's seal says
knowledge, skill, integrity and their slogan is
Safety in the air begins with quality maintenance on the ground. While not personally a member of AMFA, those both seem to me as pride in their work and things that would assist a company.
Originally Posted by Traveller
Do the NW mechanics still have to pay union dues when they are on strike?
No. That's in the Q&A on
www.amfanatl.org.