TO ALL OF US AS AIRCRAFT MECHANICS "WE NEED TO WAKE UP!" 

*(please foward this message to as many mechanics as you can!) 

THIS IS FROM THE OWNERS OF AIRCRAFTMECHANIX.COM 

THIS IS A LETTER OF CONCERN TO ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT MECHANICS IN THE INDUSTRY:

ALL OF US NEED TO WAKE UP AND SEE WHAT A MESS OUR INDUSTRY IS IN AND WHAT THE FUTURE OF OUR CAREERS LOOK LIKE. IN RECENT YEARS, THIS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN HURTING FOR GOOD MECHANICS AND ON TOP OF THAT, MECHANICS WITH GOOD ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEIR JOBS. OUR ATTITUDES HAVE BECOME SOUR BECAUSE OF ALL THE POOR CHANGES OUR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN THROUGH IN RECENT YEARS. STARTING WITH 9/11 OUR INDUSTRY FELL APART, AND NOW WE HAVE A HUGE SHORTAGE OF MECHANICS. TODAY, COMPANIES ARE DEMANDING MORE WORK, MORE HOURS, LESS PAY, AND SO ON. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US? LESS TIME TO RELAX, LESS PAY, LESS TIME TO SPEND WITH OUR FAMILIES, POOR BENEFITS, LESS FAIRNESS, MORE STRESS, BOSSES WHO REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU AS A MECHANIC AND JUST THEIR BONUSES, AND OVERALL, IT MAKES US HATE OUR JOBS!!!!!! 

 GO TO ANY HANGAR IN THE U.S., ALL YOU HEAR IS NEGATIVE TALK. HOW EVERYONE HATES THEIR JOB, THE BOSSES, THE FACILITY, THE LACK OF HONESTY AND SECURITY WHEN IT COMES TO TOOLS AND JOBS, AND THE POOR EQUIPMENT THE FACILITY PROVIDES. NO ONE IS TRYING TO MAKE A CHANGE, AND IT ALL SUMS DOWN TO NOBODY CARES ANYMORE AND WE ARE GETTING WALKED ON!!!!! TRAMPLED ON!!! THIS HAS GOT TO STOP PEOPLE!!! WE ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO KEEP AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR!! WE RUN THIS INDUSTRY!! NOT THE PILOTS, NOT THE DOCUMENT HANDLERS OR THE PEOPLE KEEPING TRACK OF OUR HOURS.

 IF WE WERE TO ALL UP AND QUIT ONE DAY, AT LEAST FOR ONE DAY, IT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC TO THE INDUSTRY AND EVERYONE WOULD THINK TWICE ON HOW THEY TREATED THE MECHANICS. NOW THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO DO. THERE IS A WAY TO CHANGE THIS AND MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR INDUSTRY, BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO ALL COME TOGETHER AS A WHOLE. THERE IS UNBELIEVABLE POWER IN NUMBERS!!! WE REPEAT, THERE IS UNBELIEVABLE POWER IN NUMBERS!! WE WILL KEEP SENDING THIS MESSAGE OUT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL WE FEEL THIS MESSAGE HAS REACHED ENOUGH PEOPLE, SHEET METAL TECHNICIANS, A&P'S, PAINTERS, INTERIOR SPECIALISTS, OR WHOEVER YOU ARE. WE WANT TO SEE CHANGES IN OUR INDUSTRY!!! WE ARE THE SILENT HEROES OF AVIATION AND WE GO OVERLOOKED AND UN-NOTICED DAY TO DAY, WEEK TO WEEK, YEAR TO YEAR, AND DECADE TO DECADE. GO TO ANY SEARCH ENGINE AND TYPE IN "AIRCRAFT MECHANICS" AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU FIND ABOUT US, HARDLY ANYTHING. HOW ARE IMPORTANT ARE OUR JOBS? SIMPLY TO SAY, AVIATION WOULD'NT EXIST WITHOUT US!!  

HOW DO WE GO ABOUT MAKING CHANGES? DON'T TELL US ONE DAY THAT THE REPS ARE GOING TO WAKE UP AND STOP THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES, THEIR BONUSES, AND GOLFING AND ACTUALLY FOCUS ON US AS MECHANICS, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT CAN AND WILL HAPPEN IS WE WILL COME TOGETHER AS A WHOLE, AS THE SILENT HEROES OF OUR INDUSTRY WHO DESERVE OUR GLORY, AND WITH A MILLION OR EVEN TWO MILLION MECHANICS BEHIND US, WE CAN BEGIN TO MAKE CHANGES. HIGHER PAY, COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, UPDATED EQUIPMENT, BETTER TRAINING, AND MORE SKILLED TECHNICIANS, AND WE WILL GET THE WHIP OFF OUR BACKS!! WE HAVE BETTER DAYS AND JOBS AHEAD OF US!!!  

WHEN WE STARTED AIRCRAFTMECHANIX.COM A YEAR AGO, IT WASN'T TO BE FAMOUS OR BE THE "TOP MECHANICS". WE HAD AND STILL HAVE A VISION. HIGHER PAY, BENEFITS AND BETTER TREATMENT OF BOTH DIRECTS AND CONTRACTORS, BETTER, CLEANER, AND SAFER FACILITIES, BETTER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY AND WILL MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY.  

THIS IS HOW YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE CAN AND WILL START HELPING US MAKE A BETTER, POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR INDUSTRY.  

1. FOWARD THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY AIRCRAFT MECHANICS OR PEOPLE WHO KNOW AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AS YOU CAN! GET THE MESSAGE OUT! (IF YOU LOSE THIS MESSAGE, WE HAVE A COPY ON AIRCRAFTMECHANIX.COM, COPY AND PASTE IT.) 

2. PRINT THIS MESSAGE OUT AND MAKE COPIES. POST IT ON THE BOARDS AT WORK, SLIDE IT UNDER THE PLEXY-GLASS OF THE TABLES, SLIDE IT IN MECHANIC'S TOOLBOXES, POST IT IN THE BATHROOMS ABOVE THE URINALS, PUT IT IN WINDSHIELDS, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO. IF YOU WISH TO STAY ANONYMOUS, DO IT WHEN NO ONES LOOKING. YOU ARE DOING US ALL A HUGE FAVOR BY DOING THIS. WE HAVE TO OPEN THE EYES OF OUR FELLOW MECHANICS! 

3. JOIN AIRCRAFTMECHANIX.COM. IT'S FREE SO DON'T WORRY. LIKE WE SAID, WE MADE THIS SITE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR INDUSTRY, SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE YOU ANYTHING. Thank you very much for reading this message and we hope you will help us make a difference in our industry. See you on AircraftMechanix.com!!  

AircraftMechanix.com 

This message is pretty clear about the future of the industry if we don't stand up for ourselves and be heard. The only thing to do is come together and make a difference. I am on-board!!!

Michelle

So about those AirTran wage concessions to be announced Monday. . .

Mediocraty is self breeding.