commavia From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 10189 posts, RR: 62 Posted (3 years 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2636 times:
One down, two to go.
AA and the TWU, which represents AA's mechanics, rampers, fleet service clerks, etc., have reportedly reached a tentative agreement, according to the Dallas Morning News.
From the article, some of the provisions:
- Lump sum signing bonus on signing
- Structural increases at future milestones
- 15% of all post-tax profits, eliminating the current $500M threshold for sharing to kick-in
Now it has to go to members for ratification. The question is how it will play in Tulsa, since, as AA TWUers know, how goes Tulsa, so often goes the whole union. Tulsa has so many TWU-represented employees that a solid block voting together there can pretty much tip the scales for or against any system-wide vote.
And, of course, needless to say, this was always going to be the easiest of the three contracts to get a deal for. The TWU has historically been the least militant and adversarial of the three big unions.
DiverDave From United States of America, joined Mar 2010, 230 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2505 times:
Quoting commavia (Thread starter): Lump sum signing bonus on signing
- Structural increases at future milestones
- 15% of all post-tax profits, eliminating the current $500M threshold for sharing to kick-in
Link now has that information removed. No way AA is paying 15% of post-tax profits to one labor group.
But good for them on reaching agreement with one of their labor groups. Pilots and FAs will be difficult.
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 8, posted (3 years 2 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1641 times:
Now if AA can get the other two groups "on board" (figuratively speaking), it will solve a lot of problems. I expect AA to finalise the B787 order as well as start a number of routes.
ORD-HKG...Sign me up(though I would have to "back-track a bit from SJC-ah what the 'eck, I'll come to ORD as I live in Chicago 2-3 months of the year anyway).
DFW-ICN...doesn't affect too much.
SJC-NRT .
ORD-DXB-bit skeptical on that with AA's ORD-AUH codeshare with EY, but if they do, I"ll definitely be purchasing tickets for that route a few times/year... ...actually SJC-ORD-DXB....
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