Are You Willing To Work For Free?

[whlinder]

You guys knew it was just a matter of time...

Sounds like it could be a job for FFOCUS....

OT, btw when this was mentioned on CNN they showed an old US ticket counter with the US AIR logo on it... can't they get some new footage? Sheesh.

 

[us0004us]

wait a minute,
did not lakefield say that he would
not take a paycut
to help this company
because to do so
would be the equivalent of a pimple?
now we have employees
showing up to work
on their days off...
for free?


what is wrong with this picture?



who is committed to saving this airline?

judge mitchell,

please ,

with all due respect,

take note!

 

[Dark Cloud]

There is something wrong with this picture! I just heard about this "work for free" on national tv when I woke up this a.m. I thought I was dreaming. I can't believe that this management group asked the employees to do this. After working at U for 34 years and retiring and now they want our medical and pension cut . They are asking the workers to do this? Something is definitely wrong. And for anybody that agrees with this work for free, you better sit back and think what this management group ( and past groups) have done to the company and its workers. You need a reality check. Let all the management group and the BOD work that day. As long as the union agrees, that would be a nice jester and it would make national news.

 

[michael707767]

What is noticeably absent in the article is a statement from Lakefield and Bronner saying they and the rest ot the management team will be in to help. I don't have a problem with what they are asking. But I'll be damned if I give up my New Years Eve if they don't.

 

[bestservedcold]

I am fully prepared to be publicly drawn and quartered for this, but here goes....
If the "big guys, and gals" showed up to do it, so would I. If they promised round trip space pos. travel for me and my family, I'd bring them along! (and I'm on a furlough!)
If they promised a paid day off to any employee that came to work on their day off, it might improve attendance.
If they turn this into a party, the press would be all over it. Hawaiian shirts, leis for the pax, umbrella drinks, the corporate deluxe flinging bags, would be worth the visit! Rename the airport to Paradise, for a day.
Welcome to paradise!
At the very least it would give those that are planning on going for good, an opportunity to have one last opportunity to work with the fine men and women that we have known for years, and to say a proper goodbye. It may also provide a brief opportunity to go back to the good old days for just a moment, when working here was fun!
For those that are staying, it might provide a small shot in the arm for U's reputation as a premier passenger service company, which we once were. The publicity would be good for a change, and it would be free.
Just food for thought!

 

[unit4clt]

The ultimate goal is to see how willing workers will be to "work for free". :down: Next step will be- Pay to work at US. :down: :down: I can see 320pilot and fliboi linning up. :down: :down:

 

[CaptianBoomer]

All:

At the risk of being hung, I took the press release differently.

It appeared they were asking employees, who don't normally work ramp, cs, and the like to come in and pitch in. It didn't appear to me they were asking ramp workers to come in and work the ramp for free.

I may be wrong, but that was how I took it.

Boomer

 

[KCFlyer]

All:

At the risk of being hung, I took the press release differently.

It appeared they were asking employees, who don't normally work ramp, cs, and the like to come in and pitch in. It didn't appear to me they were asking ramp workers to come in and work the ramp for free.

I may be wrong, but that was how I took it.

Boomer

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On my yahoo aviation news page, a new article said it was looking for "non union volunteers".

 

[700UW]

I can see the grievances piling up, make more hatred between management and labor.

 

[Winglet]

I can see the grievances piling up, make more hatred between management and labor.

[post="233178"][/post]​

If management imports free labor to do union jobs, I would imagine it would be just another blatant violation of the labor contract by management.

Shows how desperate management has become. This is well beyond the crisis management stage . . . . . more like trying to keep breathing for the next minute.

 

[Res]

Most of us can't afford to work for free, with current pay cuts..we have other parttime jobs also have picked up extra hours to pay the bills. I think all of management should be required to be 24/7 for the next 2 weeks....let them give a little....and I am glad some are able to volunteer..but it won't be me.

 

[CS AGENT]

What happened to the third option in this poll,
"Lakefield and Bronner can /#@! Themselves ?

 

[delldude]

hells bells , after taxes we're almost working for free now....

 

[funguy2]

All:

At the risk of being hung, I took the press release differently.

It appeared they were asking employees, who don't normally work ramp, cs, and the like to come in and pitch in. It didn't appear to me they were asking ramp workers to come in and work the ramp for free.

I may be wrong, but that was how I took it.

Boomer

[post="233155"][/post]​

Boomer:

I agree, that is how I took it too... But it is still a waste of time. Senior management and middle management have no training for front-line jobs... Nor do they possess the proper security clearances (in most cases). Therefore, even if they do volunteer, there is not much they can do... They can't go unescorted on the ramp, and once they get there, they don't know what to do. How many in middle management have received CSA training? The folks in management, areas like finance, marketing, planning, sales, etc, don't work at the airport, and many probably never have. They went to CCY from college or other professional fields. You would not ask a ramper to take res calls with no training for one day. Likewise, you would not ask a ramper to go work in the sales dept for a day. Why? Because if your intention is for that ramper to be productive, he/she won't be. They will have no clue what they are doing. Well, it works the other way around too. While checking in folks, loading bags, driving jetways, etc are not rocket science, they are jobs that require some training (like haz-mat for one) and some proficiency. This topic is a waste of US Airways' corporate resources and our time.

Also, as 700UW noted, I would expect all kinds of legal trouble for the company from this.

This all makes for a nice press release and sound-byte, but it will not happen, and to the extent that it does, it will only cause problems.

I appreciate the "all hands on deck" philosophy behind this... But management is trying to put a positive spin on a bad situaiton. And this will only hurt their cause. Management has already failed to staff the operation properly, and there is not much they can do about it now... Except pray for good weather. This is the main point, in my mind.

 

[noname]

US Airways Bulletin Board

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Title: SPECIAL BULLETIN FOR 29 DEC 2004
Category: SPECIAL BULLETINS
Start Date: 12/28/2004 End Date: 02/11/2005 Status: 30 Published


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To All Employees ... Please Post ... Special Bulletin

The Associated Press ran a story on Tuesday evening
later picked up by other news media suggesting that
the company was asking employees to "work for free"
in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve. This unfortunate
and erroneous report has many people confused, and we
want to clarify this matter.

We have had management employees in Philadelphia since
last week helping with the baggage backlog. As we
prepare for another busy travel period this coming
weekend, we are asking for employee volunteers from
around the system to come to Philadelphia to help
assist our customers, by greeting them in the airport
ticket counter area, answering questions, serving
coffee and refreshments, helping at security
checkpoints and directing traffic. We know that many
frontline employees have been working extra hard this
past week, and this effort is designed to supplement
that hard work by having extra people on hand to help
our customers.

All employees scheduled to work in Philadelphia and at
other airports around the system will be paid as is
usual and customary, including overtime pay. We have
been getting many offers from employees who want to
help, and this effort will allow them to assist our
customers and provide some support for the Philadelphia
station.

We regret the confusion.

End of Special Bulletin for Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004
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