Monday, February 15, 2010
ANOTHER VIEW IS BACK!!
Another view of the iam is back under new management. The previous "blog master" had to shut down because of immature behavior by some posters. to avoid another such incident. future comments will be moderated. The purpose of this blog is to offer a venue where folks can express their views on the representation issue involving the IAM and Delta Air Lines. Any post depicted as a threat will not be posted
SO MUCH FOR THE UNIONS CLAIM OF JOB PROTECTION.
Our colleagues at Alaska Air are currently represented by the IAM. Alaska Air farmed out all ramp and baggage xfer positions in Sea. Sea is Alaska`s main hub. A arbitrator recently ruled on the unions request to bring thos jobs back in house. The arbitrator ruled against the union.
The Award does not return the Seattle ramp work to Alaska employees represented by the IAM, does not reinstate all IAM-represented employees who lost their jobs, and does not make all employees whole for their losses.
One of the unions big talking points has been they will be able to offer protection from Delta farming our jobs out to sub-contractors. Delta has no intentions of farming out anymore ramp jobs and has actually in sourced back ramps that were previously contracted. The Alaska Air situation makes it clear that the iam has no control when it comes to protecting their workers when a company is forced to make such moves because of the inflexibility of a union contract.
Without a union Delta has been able to protect our jobs during these harsh economic times while unionized carriers have laid off hundreds of workers. REMEMBER THE IAM CAN`T GUARANTEE ANYTHING!!
The Award does not return the Seattle ramp work to Alaska employees represented by the IAM, does not reinstate all IAM-represented employees who lost their jobs, and does not make all employees whole for their losses.
One of the unions big talking points has been they will be able to offer protection from Delta farming our jobs out to sub-contractors. Delta has no intentions of farming out anymore ramp jobs and has actually in sourced back ramps that were previously contracted. The Alaska Air situation makes it clear that the iam has no control when it comes to protecting their workers when a company is forced to make such moves because of the inflexibility of a union contract.
Without a union Delta has been able to protect our jobs during these harsh economic times while unionized carriers have laid off hundreds of workers. REMEMBER THE IAM CAN`T GUARANTEE ANYTHING!!
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