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NW's FA's Say No Merger Without A Contact For Them

MSPGUY From United States, joined Aug 2006, 187 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 845 times:

Interesting article from our local paper. Basically it says that NorthWest needs to settle with them or no one will want to merge with them.

http://www.startribune.com/535/story/824369.html

If it ain't broke, DON'T touch it!!!!

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DLPMMM From United States, joined Apr 2005, 2776 posts, RR: 8
Reply 1, posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 839 times:

Talk about a disincentive to reach an agreement! The F/As are shooting themselves in the foot with these kinds of statements.

I don't think Steenland is looking to get bought out at this time, and so what better way to insure that no one makes an unsolicited offer than to NOT reach an FA agreement.

Just a really stupid statement by the FA's union.

Tango-Bravo From United States, joined Jun 2001, 3343 posts, RR: 39
Reply 2, posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 702 times:

Quoting DLPMMM (Reply 1):
The F/As are shooting themselves in the foot with these kinds of statements.

So what's new? Same old talk-the-talk bluster from a group who has forfeited all leverage they might have wielded had they not demonstated beyond all doubt that they are all talk and no walk. And, of course, it is not as if they have acted alone in forfeiting any leverage they may have once had. The brave new paradigm of the U.S. airline world means whether airlines honor cotracts into which management has duly entered is entirely dependent on whether management happens to feel like honoring the terms of the contract they signed or to pick and choose how management wishes to interpret the provisions to which they have agreed. On the other hand, where labor's (and suppliers') side of the same contracts are concerned, it is binding to the strictest letter-of-the-law interpretation of management.

[Edited 2006-11-21 16:46:00]

N328KF From United States, joined May 2004, 5601 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 676 times:

Like the FAs can do much about it, particularly while Steenland wields Chapter 11.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' T.Roosevelt

Supa7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 635 times:

It is sad to hear the old FAs will not participate in a merger. Good luck to the new FAs. Smile

TVNWZ From United States, joined Feb 2006, 1587 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 588 times:

Actually, one can make an argument that the lack of a contract works to an acquiring airlines advantage. Might make it a little easier to staple to the bottom of the senority list and layoff all the NW people ala TWA.

That is probably the union's concern, but they are turning it around to give the allusion that it would be advantagous the other way.

Jafa From United States, joined Aug 2003, 779 posts, RR: 6
Reply 6, posted (3 years 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 491 times:

Quoting TVNWZ (Reply 5):
Actually, one can make an argument that the lack of a contract works to an acquiring airlines advantage. Might make it a little easier to staple to the bottom of the senority list and layoff all the NW people ala TWA.

That is probably the union's concern, but they are turning it around to give the allusion that it would be advantagous the other way.

1. There is a contract, even though its imposed
2. The imposed contract contains provisions for a merger.
3. If the FA groups that merge are both AFA, AFA has provisoin is place for that.
4. I don't think the union can stop a merger/acquisition but they can be a big pain in the ass. That's thier leverage.

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