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On 2/5/2003 2:27:51 PM real world wrote:
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On 2/5/2003 11:08:46 AM sabre wrote:
Listen to the ALPA code a phone and you will get a clear picture that management is violating or will be violating much of ALPA's contract with blatant disregard.
This is bigger than the Pilot pension and if all the unions don't stand up and support ALPA then management will pluck us all off one by one after they go after ALPA.
ALPA's the big boy but it will need whatever public and other support it can muster.
Whether you have love or not for pilots, if you, the IAM, AFA, or CWA don't offer any support possible then all unions will get plucked off one by one.
Whatever the case, there may be a long fight with a breached contract, and we can either support management the Liar, or ALPA. If we support management then don't be surpised when management the Liar turns back to you and says Gothcha!
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Sabre,
Let me propose an alternative, how about we all chose to work together (management and all labor groups) to make this airline the best airline in the business. The US management team is committed to making this airline profitable and competitivly viabile for the future. It is this driving principal that has caused us to make these extraordinary decisions to ensure the franchise ultimately survives, without everyone’s sacrifices the entity would not be here for any of us. The airline industry has changed and air travel no longer holds the same value in the consumers mind. Consumers expectations have changed and their expectations are to pay $79 to fly to PIT-LAX not $1779, because of this we have had to modify our cost structure and for that matter our entire franchise to work within this new reality, if we do not, we will not be around very long and I for one do not want that happen.
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realworld, I agree that labor and management SHOULD work together to make this airline stronger..I believe this could happen if EVERY employee were required to take pay and benefit concessions during these difficult times..A good start would be for those chosen few who benefited from the 6 MILLION DOLLAR BONUS PROGRAM,, to give it back ,,This would go a long way in making your proposal a reality..