Elect your own officers.

Vote in your own elections.

No cross-breeding, mixing of funds

Set your own destiny.

Be equals with other class and crafts (not subordinates and subservents)

Simply decertify them!

BTW, Where did they shove North Memorial Health Care d/b/a Air Care pilots to?  Local 108 also?

on here bro. lol

well then thats a really great reason lol

the goal is strength in numbers. that's why is called a "union" and the contract negotiating is called "collective" bargaining. why do I have this funny feeling you may not have the check airman's best interests in mind.

Man, you guys are idiots!    Local 108 is a LOCAL.  Under OPEIU International.   The "pooling" is at the International level, not the LOCAL level!

Why would I want someone from my competiton directing my negotiations and grievances?

lol retard 

108 is a failed (and still insignifiant) local.   Why are you good with putting a new class and craft of folks, from the other side of the country, into that local?  

They deserve self-identity with their own elected leaders!  Not amendement under someone else's subordinate to leaders who can't rally any support from their own class and craft!! 

Incorrect...CA"s voted between 108 or being on their own, as "B"-urger "K"-ing withdrew 109 from the ballot because "BK" was upset the CA's did not want "BK" to negotiate for them. This was one of the demands by "BK" to join 109. Vote total for 108 was 33 yes, 1 no, and 1 abstained out of 40 CA's. End of story on that one.

108 is everyone else other than 109 in the heli industry that has Unionized. They are well funded and give everyone the autonomy for ther contract, with full finacial support. 109(BK) refused finnacial support during the CA's negotations demanding OPEIU pay the way. Which is not normal protcol for a joining group.

As far as decertifing, the CA's won the vote by 74% out of 41 CA's at the time. AMC has hired since hired local Denver CA's all of which support the Union efforts due mainly to cost of living, so this number has increased. Others that may talk decertification are identified as traveling CA's that are either anti-Union or friends with AMC managment. 

At the end of the day 108 giving the CA's the ability to negotatie on their own contract without interference, legal support when needed, and a Board that will not try to mandate or influence the elected CA holding the chair seat.

As for "BK"..well thats what Kings do sit around and promote lies and deception to try and control the naraitive and of course they have nothing better to do. I think we all have had enough of this topic and its time to move on. Good luck to the CA's!

why unions suck...nothing but whining, butt hurt and backstabbing. It's not like you've got jobs to do, or lives outside of work to concentrate on.

we should scrap out our union with our guaranteed  good pay and benefits because some people don't like it and it ruins our concentration too lol

20$ says this "B"urger "K"ing posting. Get over it, get a life, we broke up with you. No one likes you or your constant airing of our business here.

And to clarify that's to the individual not the 109.

me how much my raise was this year. When I told her the new contract could bring in new hires at the same rate so I didn't really get a raise, she started crying.

the union know-it-all didn't really know much past the tip of his nose!   Now, you don't get longevity raises.  Your paysimply moves up to keep up with a new-hire's wages.

A pilot who just hired on today, can quit tomorrow and come back 5 years from now and still be at a pay salary as those he abandoned for 5 years.   Whooohooo!   Union bargaining more for people who aren't even paying members, got to love it!

wages go up. that's how it works. even if you "abandon" the company. never heard of somebody complain about higher wages. lol

You people need to get a life !!

I keep getting useless emails from linkedin when I've unsubscribed numerous times. oh and I only care about my own pay. 

Call the NMB and file a dispute already!

ALPA check airman aren't seperate. I guess that don't lie down on the fainting couch when they hear CATAGORY AND CRAFT!™. if it works for them, it sure as hell can work at AMC. 

They are not the same beast!   Totally different schedules.   Totally different pay scales.  Totally different job descriptions.   Totally different work environment.  Totally different Class and Craft!

And, even the NMB thought so!

Once you locked them in with a NMB certification, they don't care about you whatsoever!

But, it was a deal with the devil, now your stuck unless you conduct an exorcism!   50% + 1.   Should be real easy being centarally located and small!