NEWS UPDATE
From
http://www.the-mechanic.com/mainbb.html
=============================================Received Thursday, September 21, 2:36 AM
Name: RAT PATROL
Email: ismellarat/
[email protected] Location: DTW
Employer: NORTHWEST
Comments:
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AT HANGAR ONE ON THIRD SHIFT IN GOOD OLD DTW? IT SEEMS HANGAR ONE HAS BEEN INFESTED WITH RATS, BETTER CALL THE ORKIN MAN. I'VE BEEN AT NORTHWEST FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND I AIN'T NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THIS. IT SEEMS THAT A FEW RATHER HIGH PROFILE INDIVIDUALS DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK THAT A NEW (SEVEN MONTHS IN DTW) FEMALE MECHANIC DIDN'T QUITE FIT IN. THEY WERN'T HAPPY WITH JUST TRYING TO RUN THE LADY OFF, THEY ACCOMPLISHED A RATHER ELABORATE SET UP AND NOW SHE'S ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SET UP WAS THE Deleted. PEOPLE NEED TO THINK BEFORE THEY ACT. I DON'T THINK RATTING MEMBERS OUT IS IN THE SPIRIT OF AMFA. NOW THE FAA IS INVOLVED AND OF COURSE, THE COMPANY HAS TO COVER ITS ASS, SO THE LADY WAS PUT ON ADMIN LEAVE. IF INDEED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PERSONS METHODS OF PERFORMING CERTAIN MAINTENANCE TASKS, WHY WASN'T THE SAFETY AND STANDARDS CHAIRMAN TALKED TO BEFORE THE FAA WAS TALKED TO?
WAS THIS PERSON GIVEN PROPER TRAINING AND WAS THE TRAINING RECORDED ON THE PROPER OJT FORM? BOYS, NOW THAT YOU HAVE ACTED, YOU MAY HAVE TO DEFEND YOUR OWN ACTIONS. DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR WHOLE CREW WILL PROBABLY BE Q&&AED BY THE COMPANY? OF COURSE THIS ACTION OF YOURS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE BROUGHT UP IN AN EOC LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY, THE UNION AND MAYBE EACH ONE OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY? BECAUSE ONE OF THE MASTERMINDS OF THE SET UP WAS Deleted, SHE CAN SUE FOR DFR UNDER THE LMRADA.
OF COURSE, YOU HIGH PROFILE HEROS, COULD CAUSE AMFA A BIG BLACK EYE. I FOR ONE THINK WE WORKED TOO LONG AND TOO HARD TO GET AMFA IN HERE. THIS WILL PROBABLY NOT GO AWAY AS EASY AS WE WOULD ALL LIKE. WHEN YOU GUYS TOOK THIS ACTION, YOU PUT THE TARGETS CAREER IN JEOPARDY, YOU PUT HER LEADS CAREER IN JEOPARDY AND ANYONE THAT SHE CLAIMS SHOWED HER HOW TO PERFORM A CERTAIN TASK, CAREER MY WELL BE IN JEOPARDY.
YOU GUYS MUST REALIZE THAT IF SHE DECIDES TO SUE, SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO SUBPEONA YOU IN COURT, BECAUSE SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO FACE HER ACCUSERS AND THERE'S NOTHING THE COMPANY OR THE UNION CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT WOULD SURE SEEM IRONIC TO ME IF LEE SEHAM HAD TO REPRESENT A Deleted FOR RATTING OUT A MEMBER HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESNTING. THE NEXT TIME YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE SOMEONE, TRY TO FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT WAY OF MAKING THEM AWARE OF IT. RATS AND SCABS ARE THE DOWNFALL OF WORKING PEOPLE IN ANY UNION, IN ANY INDUSTRY. DON'T TRY TO LAY THE SAFETY OF FLIGHT SERMON ON ME, I KNOW YOU GUYS, I'VE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT.
=============================================
The person involved was considered a "tosser", if I understand the term correctly, and some of the person's co-workers would not cover for the person, such as signing for the work involved. After an inflight incident the person's co-workers stepped forward to do something about it. A report was sent to the FAA, and the union's safety committee was contacted. I do not envy their responsibility, but I respect their actions.
Any comments?