Originally Posted by
zoooropa
But Craig said (repeatedly and adamantly) that the Company could NOT change the LBFO.
Bedford called it the LBFO at least six times during the Quarterly Earnings conference call on Feb 28th.
I guess Craig was wrong, again.
I also thought the IBT was a "bottom up" organization? They told us that the Locals make all of the decisions while National provides all of the support. Unfortunately, in this case, the National is making all of the decisions. First, National told the Local 357 that they had to conduct a vote on the LBFO. Second, in a letter dated yesterday from David B of the IBT Airline Division to Craig, National "updated" the Local 357 "on the status of OUR negotiations with the Company".
This doesn't sound like a "bottom up" process at all.
Bourne goes on to say that "we will keep you advised of any progress or developments".
***? So IBT National is going to update the Local 357 of the status of their Mediation.
The IBT is imploding. The "LBFO Vote" and now this is practically a guarantee that they will never "win" another airline property. Who could vote them in knowing that a LBFO will trigger a vote. Who could vote them in knowing the IBT Airline Division will step in and take control over a Local's Negotiating Committee AND a Local Executive Council?
Craig was right, the LBFO cannot change. The fact that it did is the reason it is no longer considered the LBFO and there will be no vote. The Local has been working with National throughout this whole thing. It has very much been a bottom up process. Do you really think the local was surprised by the letters recieved from IBT? No, they were just "official" letters announcing what local and national had agreed on. Im not a fan of CM, but you're reaching here.