Originally Posted by 5Y744
Don't forget that AACS hired non ALPA members because AAWWH crewmembers refused the STN basing.
You are choosing to forget that Atlas openly said that STN was going to be a NON-UNION crew leasing base while in the middle of negotiating a contract with the ALPA union represented Atlas pilots. They could do that due to the Railway Labor Act (RLA) in the US and the initial contract being negotiated with the union. Also, the furloughs began after a cadre of non-union replacements were trained despite a letter saying that there would not be any furloughs because of AACS which was later withdrawn (The Matheny Letter).
I think most would recognize this as union busting "101" and others would blindly just see it as a quick way to a heavy jet and to be a captain at others expense.
I believe only 19 total Atlas crewmembers jumped over to STN for out of seniority upgrades of 600 crew members. I believe the ex CEO R.S called them the "Courageous 19". There are only 7 of them left now.
So as we stand now, STN is still a thorn in the union's side that management tweaks. All hiring now requires the employees to be under the Atlas CBA and seniority list. No more crew leasing guys like AACS (AABO) in STN or at any other base worldwide. AABO is dying on the vine. When management realizes STN and AACS is no longer useful as leverage, they may move the base somewhere useful. Currently, as in the past, there are no Atlas A/C flying through the STN base. Moving it to AMS or PIK would be more meaningfull operationally, but that would negate all of the STN LOA's leverage against the union on STN and management is not ready for that yet.