American Airlines Strike

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Shannyn

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Has anyone heard more about the upcoming American Airlines strike? I heard it may begin July 1st. I'll be down there and I am curous if anyone has heard anything.

This will be the second strike I have been in so I am not TOO concerned........I am just curious if anyone has more info!

Thanks!
 
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Miamiman

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I am scheduled to leave on the 3rd of July on American, MIA-SDQ. I have been told by an American employee here in Miami that the cabin crews have been working for more than two years without a contract. The July 1 deadline gives them the option to strike, but my friend is a union steward(not with the cabin crew union)and he didnt believe that a strike would happen that soon if at all. Only hear-say.
 
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Dolores1

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We featured a short on it and a link to help you keep posted in our Tuesday DR1 Daily News. We will continue to report on developments as they advance.
 
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Shannyn

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Ya I feel as if the strike will not happen.......but it's good to stay on top of things. I am leaving June 18th and scheduled to return July 4th!

Even tough I travel to the DR 4-5 times a year....I still would mind being trapped on the island waiting for a contract to pass! Who wouldn't put off work for that! Ha ha!

Thanks again for all the info! Miamiman have a GREAT trip!
 
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Tom

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Our present administration is far too anti-labor and pro Big business to ever allow a strike that could "cripple National Interests"
 
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Shannyn

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I agree. I was involved in the last strike. I happened to be in Jamaica at the time. Ther were NO American flights leaving the island......and it took us 2 or 3 days to get a seat on Air Jamaica to arrive back home. It was a great unexpected extended vacation- with bills paid by American!
 
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bernie

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Well I am scheduled to fly home from POP July 3.
I have a contract with American. If they don't fly that day they will compensate me or I will file suit in the usa!
 
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Tom

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Go for it, their (AA) contract of carriage (your agreement) SPECIFICALLY precludes any liability for labor stoppages
 
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Shannyn

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They took care of everything in Jamaica! We rec'd a travel voucher as well! This was because we missed 2-3 extra days at work. Hey I wasn't going to complain!

So bring the strike on! Ha ha! Just kidding! Since American and TWA are owned now by American (this is right now- right?) I am assuming we will have little or no chances of getting a seat on a TWA flight! That leaves thousands of US travelors diving for the few remaining seats on Contenential (spelling?)!

So well see what happens! I doubt anything will at this point....but you never know!
 
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Tom

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You have US Air and a few others also. If you can find it and really think a strike is imminet, buy travel insurance
 
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giovanni

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I don't think the strike will go on..The PEB is going to halt the strike for another 60 days and they will reach an agreement, AA cannot afford a strike with the economic downturn. I mean, they can..but it is not a good idea for them. For me, I'm waiting for another carrier to start ops from Florida to fly them, I have more than 2 years that I don't fly AA, and hope not flying them again.
 
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Tom

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As I said before; Bush is very anti-labor and I'm wuite sure he would order them back to work citing 'National Interests" He has the authority
 
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giovanni

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I know that..Guess who paid $250,000 for Bush party when he took the presidency? And both are from Dallas...But anyways, I still hate AA...
 
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