Originally Posted by
svergin
The incoming President doesn’t automatically wipe out the NMB members and install new ones. The fact that Obama was president during the last contract, also moot, because the NMB members were from previous appointments. Trump just named one, so right now there are 2 Rs and 1 D on the NMB.
So the next contract will settle this. Its an R President, and 2 of the 3 NMB members are R appointees, so if we get a concessionary contract, you win. And if we get a better contract, then I guess there will be some big excuse.
Completely false. Under Obama Linda Puchala (former UAL FA and president of the AFA) and Harry Hoglander (former TWA MEC Chairman) were nominated as his two democratic nominees. His republican nomination (incoming presidents nominates two from his party and one from the other party) resigned and he never replaced her.
Linda gave unprecedented negatating support to the UAL/CAL JCBA negotiations. She was personally at the table during the last 8 months of negotiating up until we negotiated an agreement in principle. She met with the UAL/UAL joint MEC’s at least three times.
Under George W Bush no airline was able to shtrike, under Obama Spirit did get to strike. While only one release to self help may not seem like a lot, the NMB was much more labor friendly under Puchala and Hoglander’s NMB them during Bush’s NMB. I believe Trump kept Puchala, Hoglander retired and Trump has added two Republican nominees.
The NMB has immense power and most insidesrs in Washington don’t even really know what is the NMB or how much power they yield. They just kind of operate in the dark doing their business.
RLA Negotiating 101. Most pilots are uneducated about the act and the NMB and how they operate and the power they truly yield.