United Airlines and AMFA
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, AMFA, is a craft oriented, independent aviation union, representing only airline technicians and related employees in the craft or class in accordance with the National Meditation Board Rules and their dictates (About pp). The union is committed to elevating the professional standards and improve wages, benefits, and working conditions of the members it represents (About pp).
Founded in 1962, AMFA did not represent any carrier until 1964 at Ozark Airlines, then later represented Pacific Airlines, Airlift International, Hughes Airwest, and Southern Airways (About pp). AMFA now represents technicians and related personnel at Independence Air, Mesaba Airlines, Alaska Airlines, ATA, Horizon Air, Independence Air, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines (About pp).
AMFA has never accepted concessions, give-backs, two-tier pay scales, or "B" rate mechanics, mainly because the local airline representatives, who are well-acquainted with their airline's problems, are at the bargaining table with the national officers (About pp). The goal of AMFA is to have all airline technicians and related employees under the AMFA umbrella (About pp). Dues are two times the base rate of pay, excluding differentials and premiums, for example, if base pay is $20 per hour, then monthly dues are $40 (About pp). AMFA is the most democratic union in the airline industry (About pp).
On June 01, 2005, it was reported that United Airlines' unions had agreed to contracts that will help the company move toward an exit from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection (Joyce pp). United Airlines has been...
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