ChockJockey
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A poll to complement the one on the AA board.
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A poll to complement the one on the AA board.
Putting the east/west union infighting aside at this point I don't think there is enough info to make that a decision as to whether or not this is a good thing for east or west employees. Having said that the opinions of the east/west employees might not count at all.First!
I believe APA offers a significant improvement in union leadership and integrity over what we have now.
Putting the east/west union infighting aside at this point I don't think there is enough info to make that a decision as to whether or not this is a good thing for east or west employees. Having said that the opinions of the east/west employees might not count at all.
Hours after secretly meeting with potential employees of a merger, he is evasive to the actual employees of his un-merged US Airways. It goes well beyond the premise that he could not tell us anything at the Phoenix town hall because of the pending merger announcement. It is more like the same pattern we have all seen before. It's Doug Parker a disarming and likeable person in public but no different than a Horton or Crandall.
A merger is going to result in a reduction in capacity. It's a fact. People in Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and Boston know this all too well. How can he promise job security to one group of employees without compromising the job security of another? He can't. He preached US Airways was fine as a stand-alone while going to the bar to pick up another airline. He may look attractive at the bar but you may wake up the next morning to a nightmare we have lived since 2005.
If you survive the initial integration you we will be better off both in terms of pay and security. For me in PHX that very well might not be the case, so then I will retire and move on but at least my flight benefits will be with a large world airline that is almost surely to survive.
Are you an employee with either airline?If you retire from US due to reduction in force before merger, are you assured of pass privileges with AA if the airlines combine? Would current US retirees have pass travel on the new combined AA? I've often wondered about these scenarios. After all, retirees are the easiest group for the company to screw over.
I hope you would have this benefit but wouldn't bet the bank.
Are you an employee with either airline?
Are you an active duty line pilot?
If you survive the initial integration you we will be better off both in terms of pay and security.