Addressed to "lownslow"
Quote: "With AA and other airlines, while management is making mistakes, it's ability to react is so severely hindered by the other employees, OR THEIR "CONTRACTS" MORE SPECIFICALLY "
Ok lownslow, stay with me now, because you and I are going to examine your statement, under the microscope, and narrow in on the EXACT point.
"Or their C O N T R A C T S , more specifically"
I'm going to hope against ALL hope, that you are NOT a member of ANY union, because if you are, and your making a statement like that, then IMHO, you should be"(HYPOTHETICALLY) taken out back, and SHOT" !!!!!!!!!
My point;
NO ONE HELD A GUN TO AA's HEAD, AND "MADE" THEM SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So plz.,(lownslow), DON"T even mention the word CONTRACT, to me.
If you own a home, try going down to your friendly bank, and inform them that you NOW don't care for the mortgage(CONTRACT) THAT YOU SIGNED, and want to change it.
They will politely INFORM YOU, "to go SH*T in your fedora",
"A deal's a deal" "PERIOD" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Management has the ULTIMATE responsibility, to MANAGE, knowing full well what tools(CONTRACTS) they have to operate with. If they fail, then THEY take the blame 100% !!!
That's why THEY have provisions in the CONTRACT, to make adjustments, in case the (negative)"SH*T hits the fan", such as a real bad economy etc.
I see Carty trying to keep the "whole" operation together, while trying to impose give-backs, on "everyone".
So far, he has NOT even come close to making the LARGE reductions, that(sadly) may need to be made(like crandall DID, in the early 80's)
I have NO objection to Carty trying to get some work rule changes made, to try and turn things around.
IMHO, during these tough times, I don't think we should be flyind mainline jets, out of cities like BWI,RDU,BNA,just to name a few.
NH/BB's