American Airlines, 911 bailouts, customer rights law overturn, outsourcing, Allied Pilots Associatio

[Joesunionreview]

Excerpt from Joe's Union Review : http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2008/04/american-airlines-mess-weeks-after.html">American Airlines, from 911 bailouts, customer rights law overturn, outsourcing, lax FAA enforcement, the Allied Pilots Association and the Teamsters

"Today, on the news, they said the cancellations may get worse. Worse? How can they get worse? What are they going to do? Take your luggage and then punch you in the face, too?" --Jay Leno on The Tonight Show, April 10th.

The airline industry which the tax paying people of the US bailed out in 2001, is screwing us all over again, our lives hang in the balance in this ever greedy corporate world, where the entire idea of putting profits over people, the lawful duty of a corporation, is destroying our world.

Since the 911 bailout, the airline industry has successfully sent highly skilled and FAA certified American jobs to other parts of the world where they don't even need FAA certification.

Unions, who some claim have overstayed their welcome, still are fighting the good fight to equalize the playing field for the common man.

Without union involvement and the help of whistle blowers acting out against the social injustices of corporations, the world would be much worse off.


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[catnhatnh]

1. Welcome and Nice Post....

...We need all the union folks we can get here.If this country is going to be saved, the pendulum is going to have to swing and that means the time has arrived for a new union ascendancy.....Look for posts here from "Omaha Steve" my local favorite union activist...

[Joesunionreview]

2. Thanks catnhatnh

I have just figured out how to post here, it's a bit of a twist between BBCode and HTML, takes a little editing, but I can figure it out. Yes, I have been following Omaha Steve's work for quite some time and would like to get him posting on my blog and Union Review.

Or maybe find a way of getting a RSS feed for this section of DU, that would be the easiest way to spread labors message.

I personally like forum's the best, the quicker response, and easier two way conversation helps newbies get involved. Have tossed the idea of starting a forum to generate story ideas and E-Activism campaigns easier to access.

Glad to be here posting on this great site,
Joe

[pleah]

3. Kick! Welcome Joesunionreview!

:hi:

[Joesunionreview]

4. Thanks Jesuswasntafascist

Great nick

[ladjf]

5. Pardon my paranoia but I suspect that the inspections may relate to

something more than the 1/4 inch spacing of the electric wire ties. The urgency of the inspections, costing millions and inconveniencing of thousands of people seem out of proportion to the potential threat of the wire bundling. However, it just a suspicion by me. I have no real evidence to back up my remarks.

[Joesunionreview]

6. Paranoia, how about downright suspicious

...how about American airlines grounding it's fleet the very next day after they would have been liable for the inconvenienced passengers in New York

• In New York just 3 weeks ago, on 3/25/08, a Federal appeals court struck down the New York state law requiring airlines to give food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers stuck in delayed planes, saying the measure was well-intentioned but stepped on federal authority.
  
  The very next day, 3/26/08, American Airlines grounded it's fleet of Boeing MD-80's
  
  The nation's largest carrier canceled more than 340 flights — or about 14 percent of its scheduled service — according to the latest results from FlightStats.com.
  
  The need for the new inspections became known during an audit of American by a joint team of inspectors from the FAA and the Fort Worth-based airline.