It Worked For The MotherShip, So Why Not Try.....

JEP · October 3rd, 2006, 02:27

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Mesaba asks bankruptcy court to bar strikes
The carrier wants to head off work stoppages in case it is allowed to void its contracts and impose pay cuts.
Liz Fedor, Star Tribune
Last update: October 03, 2006 – 12:00 AM

Mesaba Airlines urged U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gregory Kishel on Monday to block a strike by its unions, arguing that the carrier would go out of business if pilots, flight attendants and mechanics are allowed to walk off the job.

Mesaba, which is running low on cash, asked Kishel on Friday to give management permission to void its contracts. The airline will make its case for tossing out the contracts at a hearing next week.

But management's move Monday is designed to head off any work stoppage if the carrier ends up voiding its contracts and imposing pay cuts and work-rule changes on its labor unions on Oct. 15.

"A strike by the unions would result in Mesaba's liquidation," the airline said in its filing Monday. "Federal Aviation Administration training requirements make pilots and flight attendants, as a practical matter, irreplaceable on short notice."

The carrier also said mechanics must be licensed to work on Mesaba's fleet and mechanics cannot be replaced with little warning of a work stoppage.

The same right-to-strike issue has surfaced in the conflict between Northwest Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA).

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero approved Northwest's request for a preliminary injunction shortly after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper said he had no legal basis for blocking an attendants strike.

The AFA plans to appeal Marrero's ruling to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kishel, who is presiding over the Mesaba bankruptcy case, will hear arguments in his Minneapolis courtroom.

Liz Fedor • 612-673-7709 • lfedor@startribune.com

frog_flyer · October 3rd, 2006, 02:30

burn it down

fo4ever · October 3rd, 2006, 02:33

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Originally Posted by jep

The carrier also said mechanics must be licensed to work on Mesaba's fleet and mechanics cannot be replaced with little warning of a work stoppage.

I guess Mesaba missed what happened at the mainline ;-)

Can they say IAM?

FlyChicaga · October 3rd, 2006, 10:01

What is the point of unions and a contract if management can utilize both bankrupcy laws and the Railway Labor Act in their favor?

Unions are dying. Quickly.

surreal1221 · October 3rd, 2006, 10:23

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Originally Posted by FlyChicaga

What is the point of unions and a contract if management can utilize both bankrupcy laws and the Railway Labor Act in their favor?

Unions are dying. Quickly.

Nah, not dying.

Just not enough support from Union leadership to take care of their members while they strike and are out of work.

kellwolf · October 3rd, 2006, 20:24

The problem is Mesaba thinks the unions will strike if they impose terms. I'm betting terms get imposed, there won't be a strike. There'll be a mass walk out. I don't even think a bankruptcy judge can stop THAT.

JEP · October 3rd, 2006, 20:29

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Originally Posted by kellwolf

The problem is Mesaba thinks the unions will strike if they impose terms. I'm betting terms get imposed, there won't be a strike. There'll be a mass walk out. I don't even think a bankruptcy judge can stop THAT.

ANd then, who will unload your bags in MSP and DTW????

OldTownPilot · October 3rd, 2006, 20:45

The pilots of course...Open up that door and pull the bags out of the back

Kell....you even have experience doing that.

The sad thing is a FO can make the same out on the ramp slinging bags.

kellwolf · October 4th, 2006, 11:40

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Originally Posted by JEP

ANd then, who will unload your bags in MSP and DTW????

PCL. Rumour is they're already trying to get teams ready to go to MSP and DTW. That's that rumor, at least.

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FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,750	Re: It Worked For The MotherShip, So Why Not Try..... What is the point of unions and a contract if management can utilize both bankrupcy laws and the Railway Labor Act in their favor? Unions are dying. Quickly. __________________ Tough times do not last. Tough people do.

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kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 13,252	Re: It Worked For The MotherShip, So Why Not Try..... The problem is Mesaba thinks the unions will strike if they impose terms. I'm betting terms get imposed, there won't be a strike. There'll be a mass walk out. I don't even think a bankruptcy judge can stop THAT. __________________ "I'm The Doctor, by the way. Run for your life!"

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OldTownPilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: BGR (Bangor, ME) Posts: 2,862 Blog Entries: 4	Re: It Worked For The MotherShip, So Why Not Try..... The pilots of course...Open up that door and pull the bags out of the back Kell....you even have experience doing that. The sad thing is a FO can make the same out on the ramp slinging bags. __________________ As a wise man said, sumb!tch flew in, sumb!tch'll fly out. Ski Hard. Party Harder.

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