Recent content by Jester

That's not a completely fair assessment, as I been told there was many people who were unable to vote due to a computer glitch, along with other issues. Personally, I think it is crap that the Association hires these "experts" with only a 2-day voting window, and the online system fails without...

Some Wall Street analysts are stating that if private capital is available, the airlines will go that route instead without being burdened by government controls (and I assume that to mean also furloughing workers, as needed). Should additional funds are needed, then either apply for...

Professional athletes are typically moving or exerting forces greater than 50 pound bags... seriously? That's your argument/comparison??? o_O

In some ways, the job is much easier than 20 years ago. If I recall correctly, bags were once overweight at 70 pounds, not 50 pounds, and when bags weren't being charged it seems, as if, there were more of them. We also didn't have power stows avoiding much of the bag tossing wearing on the...

I don't work in PHL, but 1 hour, 21 minute connection time dumping an Express Jet with 50 bags? Should make that with less than 30 minutes if the transfer people know what they are doing. I don't think the bags need to go through Customs before FCO, right? Am I missing something?

Samples shouldn't be "crossed-up", as I have worked in the field (in a prior life) and to prevent mistakes, the tech MUST immediately place the individual's name and identification number label upon the container after collection. No batching, but one patient, one label, one sample collected...

I know guys who were tested positive for marijuana and cocaine, given the chance to complete rehab to come back. They were placed on "last chance" warnings as a condition subject to random testing.

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Finally, and I am not sure what to make of the grainy copies from the supposed T.A., and frankly, I have more questions than answers. I red circled the "Company Proposal" heading, and yet, the pages are written as a contract with sentence lines numbered in the margins. Furthermore, I heard the...

I spoke with my sources, and they swear they have briefly reviewed the 150-page hard copy of the T.A. in question. I will ask if they could provide some pictures of the more important pages if they get another opportunity to handle the document, and maybe I could upload them. I would question...

Very Strong Rumor (is there such a thing?) that hard copies of the T.A. were released late yesterday to various union officials, and some people I know claim to have actually seen a copy but not allowed to keep. From what I was told, the IAM will not be happy with the T.A. as it takes, but...

I guess you missed the joke... Parker stated at a townhall years ago that America West management never thought rampers would last more than a few years, at most, before moving onto another job. The model of low pay, limited benefits was designed to discourage career rampers, but with the merger...

Unlike the Flight Attendants, n o Wall of Honor for Rampers, if there was...

Pretty much the same with my experiences where the Dunning-Kruger effect were rampant in the worse of the Leads thought there were smart enough and respected by their soon-to-be former co-workers to be Managerial talent. I recall one in PHX, "Diablo", who left his union protected position only...

Corporate bankruptcy is very expensive, and if the trend of continuing losses are expected, then best to file bankruptcy with as much cash, as possible. UA, NW, DL, AA all filed BK post-9/11 with billions available. Wait until the cash is gone, and DIP financing becomes uncertain or unavailable...