Originally Posted by T Dawg

I know a couple of RAH F/A's and asked them about this. Here's what the union sent out to them. It seems to me that this (the IBT) is exactly the union I would want representing me. They're focused on protecting the interests of their members. Which is exactly what a UNION is supposed to do. Not what we've been seeing at my present carrier...

AFA obviously knows this but they are trying to blame IBT for their failure to protect their members.



You will probably hear that the IBT has taken the position that no seniority integration process should occur among Republic Flight Attendants and former Midwest Airlines Flight Attendants.


Here are the facts you should know:

Fact: The Bond-McCaskill law does not apply to the Midwest situation. That law only applies to transactions that combine multiple air carriers into a single air carrier. That never happened with Midwest. It was not combined with any Republic air carrier (whether Republic, Shuttle America, Chautauqua, Frontier or Lynx). Midwest shut down operations without being merged with any other airline.

There also was no combination of the flight attendant groups among Midwest and Republic FA's. The vast majority of Midwest FA's remained unhired by Republic after Midwest shutdown. 


That's the law--Bond-McCaskill does not apply.

Fact: The IBT owes a duty to protect the members it represents.

The IBT represents Republic FAs. It does not represent Midwest FA's, who have not been hired by Republic. The Teamsters will protect our members and not sacrifice their careers to benefit people we do not represent. The Midwest FA's essentially want a job transfer from Republic FA's to them. The IBT will not expose its members to harm, but will, diligently protect their interests.
 


Those are the facts. The IBT complies with the law while ensuring our members are protected.

As Teamsters, our Union protects our interests and looks to grow in numbers and strength, but NOT at member's expense!

As soon as any additional information is available, we will post it here.


In Unity,

The Officers, Agents, Staff, Stewards, Activists and volunteers of Teamsters Local 135