"The Employee's determine their own self-worth" (Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!)
That statement has to be the laugh of the century.
Phantom:
Okay. Maybe I phrased it wrong, but
here's my point. "At will" employees
generally determine their own worth
to any company. If they come to work
every day, prepared to work, and they
make themselves invaluable in their
position, they can basically write
their own ticket, at least in the
department they are working in.
If, on the other hand, they don't
excel in their position, but merely
do what is required, they can expect
a fairly long career with raises
when the company has the resources
to do so.
It's no secret that management
employees at US Airways, with few
exceptions, have received few
income increases during the past 3
years of famine and BK, but, the
alternative was being in a union
and taking large decreases in
pay, just as most union members
at US have done. Some of us have
managed to increase our income
during the bad times, and it
can be attributed to going above
and beyond the job description
on an individual basis. Self
identity and self determination
of worth is not an option for
union members.
Unions have a purpose, and in
good times, they can reap many
benefits for their represented
employees, but in bad times,
everyone loses whether they are
doing a stellar job or not, or
whether they are the laziest
person on the team. Why would
anyone want to limit their potential
to the confines of a union contract
that is decided by others?
