Janette Rook’s email….. Dated 09/15/08
Dear Jose,
I can only speak for myself in regards to the "AFAOutragePay" pdf you sent, along with your blog message. I am a complete open book in regards to my union pay, benefits, and work habits. I have and will continue to work extremely hard, and to sacrifice a lot of my free time and earning potential, to work in union positions. I don't now, nor will I ever believe, that receiving $36,000 in flight pay loss makes me somehow overpaid or opportunistic. Of course, you are entitled to your own opinion.
Yes, NWA-AFA is over-budget. AFA International continues to absorb our overage, due to the fact that we have very limited negotiated Company paid Flight Pay Loss and that we continue to have massive costs associated with 1. Contract negotiations, 2. CHAOS, 3. Merger, and now probably a 4. Representational election. Most other carriers have negotiated increased amounts for each base and for certain committee work. This was obviously not possible in the last negotiations. I feel fortunate that we have an International organization that can help us with the costs associated with these ongoing battles.
I bought a $4,000 voice card for the voice mail in DTW and was reimbursed for that. That is included in my "expenses." I point this out not to bother with explanations, but to give an example of how inaccurate these reports can be. ……… I have no expenses that were not included in this amount. I have no "union credit card," nor have I ever rented or leased a car, while working for the union.
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In unity,
Janette Rook
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Three unions leading the way:
Writers Guild of America West keeps the strike pressure on (does not cancel the strike like AFA international did with CHAOS at NWA) and looks close to a deal. No caving here: http://www.wga.org/
California Nurses Association is educating and fighting for America’s healthcare after having all of their members see the movie SICKO for free: http://ga1.org/campaign/cheneycare
SEIU fighting back with their Hotel Workers campaign to get workers above poverty levels: http://www.hotelworkersrising.com/
Some good general labor sites:
http://www.labornet.org/
http://www.laborradio.org/
http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php
http://www.labornotes.org/
Labor History (find out what real unionists did):
http://www.labor-studies.org/
Service not Servitude
The Pullman Porters – the first black union and they were in the service industry like us, but they had a strategy and knew how to affect politics (they helped start the civil rights movement): http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/evo_history4.html
Union Democracy: http://www.uniondemocracy.org/index.htm
(Check out The LMRDA and the Union Members' Bill of Rights http://www.uniondemocracy.org/Legal/lmrda.htm)
Writers Guild of America West keeps the strike pressure on (does not cancel the strike like AFA international did with CHAOS at NWA) and looks close to a deal. No caving here: http://www.wga.org/
California Nurses Association is educating and fighting for America’s healthcare after having all of their members see the movie SICKO for free: http://ga1.org/campaign/cheneycare
SEIU fighting back with their Hotel Workers campaign to get workers above poverty levels: http://www.hotelworkersrising.com/
Some good general labor sites:
http://www.labornet.org/
http://www.laborradio.org/
http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php
http://www.labornotes.org/
Labor History (find out what real unionists did):
http://www.labor-studies.org/
Service not Servitude
The Pullman Porters – the first black union and they were in the service industry like us, but they had a strategy and knew how to affect politics (they helped start the civil rights movement): http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/evo_history4.html
Union Democracy: http://www.uniondemocracy.org/index.htm
(Check out The LMRDA and the Union Members' Bill of Rights http://www.uniondemocracy.org/Legal/lmrda.htm)