Free Maintenance for American Airlines!
by Glenn Jones DWH TWU Local 565 Section Chairman
The saying goes, that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Production companies can onFree Maintenance for American Airlines! The saying goes, that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Production companies can only produce as much as its slowest subassembly line (weak link). A faulty joist can cause a house to fall. And for the union, the weakest link seems to be the strongest quality of the individual AMT- his sense of can do.
This sense of can do that is found in all of us American Airlines AMT’s is the weak link in our negotiations with the company; and management knows and exploits this to the fullest.
When was the last time, during a PS inspection you tightened a bolt and nut, changed a light bulb or installed a missing screw into a panel, without making a write-up because you knew by writing it up, it would take 3 times as long, than just doing the minor corrective action alone. How many times have you found yourself balancing precariously on a ladder, reaching for that last bolt or screw to tighten, instead of getting down and moving the ladder? How many times have you forgone the computer before doing a job because you have done the same job numerous times before? Continue reading
