Union Removal

[jentner]

What is the name of your state? wyo/colo


My question is regarding trying to remove a union within our small airline. Of 106 maintenance employees, only seven belong to our "Union" International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. This union is not wanted in our company and I have been told it's a huge undertaking to remove a union. Our current labor agreement is expired and has been since Nov 1, 2005. There is little negotiation for a new contract and the little that has been done is absurd.What is the name of your state?

[eerelations]

You need to contact your state or federal labor relations boards. While it's true the decertification process can be long and diffcult, you must go through it if you want the union removed. (Please note that most/all of the union members must want this to happen too, otherwise it won't.)

[eerelations]

Also, if the reason you don't want this union around is that you're in management and you don't like having to follow the CBA, don't worry about it - it's expired, and until you get a new one, you can do whatever you want (as long as it's legal of course).

[justalayman]

Originally Posted by eerelations

Also, if the reason you don't want this union around is that you're in management and you don't like having to follow the CBA, don't worry about it - it's expired, and until you get a new one, you can do whatever you want (as long as it's legal of course).

I would be careful about that advice. If there are negotiations in process (which OP stated there is), there are usually extensions of the prior contract in place to allow business to proceed as usual. If there is an extension, they are all held to it just the same as if a new contract were signed.

[LSCAP]

It takes 30% of the members of the union to file a complaint of misconduct, not incompetence.

To vote a union in or out takes 50% Plus one, of the people voting.

There is a “window” period at the end of the contract when this can be done. Which I'm sure has passed.

This link might help.

[url]http://www.nlrb.gov/about_us/overview/national_labor_relations_act.aspx[/url]

The purpose of a Union is to represent you without management being able to fire them.
The representative works for, and is paid by YOU, not management.

Consider this; if you weren’t in a Union which one of your co-workers would be willing to argue with management, for increased benefits for all of you, knowing if he “annoyed” them he would be fired?

I’m in NC a “right to starve state” (called a right to work state, with out joining a union). I constantly see who gets preferential benefits: more money, better working conditions etc.

Look before you leap.