eolesen said:
Tell me -- did you apologize to those L5's during all the years they got zero bonus and no raises while you were getting your guaranteed step increases?
Yeah, didn't think so.
Just remember that you guys choose to negotiate your compensation as all-fixed, while they're more or less given no choice about having some of their compensation be at-risk and dependent on the company's performance.
If you want bonuses, then join management. Just don't complain when you hit those years with zero raises while the union guys are getting the guaranteed base pay increases they were able to negotiate.
Sorry E this doesn't quite equate. Over an amount of years of course managers still get raises. The way they get raises is to make moves to other departments and cities or seek and secure promotions as their talents and abilities improve.
Lowest level CSM's are a different story. Plenty of CSM's don't put themselves out there to make moves and go up the ladder. They ***** and moan like everyone else that they are not getting raises or bonuses just like the Union member. I've asked plenty of them if they have ever put in for a transfer or tried to move up and it seems that they are quite content to remain where they are.
What we're having a problem currently with are the lies being told all over the country in those roadshows. Fleet and Maintenance particularly. First (Pre Parker) we had to give up the 10% PS to mitigate damage from the BK agreement. Then yes we agreed to exchange the last 5% for structural increases having no clue that oil would drop like a stone. Those two were on us. Now the 4% structural raise. Sure Parker couldn't give it to us or he would have had no hand to bargain with, understandable. But after the 14% announced over at DL there was no reason that he couldn't now release the 4% as a show of good grace and that this is going to be a new partnership for all? (Failure)
Not continuing to work with the Union for a decent "Revenue Gain Sharing" formula, which is in our contract (Failure)
And now making sure to take advantage of the language stupidly accepted for our Pre Funding retiree medical match that no one can be sure if us active employees (Probably not) will ever see a dime of and thinking we should be walking around as shinny happy people and begin to trust them as stated in Parker's last public comments (Failure)
So yes knowing about the bonuses and Parker selling recently 5 MIllion dollars worth of AAL shares doesn't exactly give the average guy trying to support his family the warm and fuzzies (Failure)
And I didn't even bring up the fact that the Company negotiators want to talk about concessions after posting 7 Billion in profit last year? (Give me a break, Failure)
