firstamendment said:
Um, EXCUSE ME? What are you talking about?
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Where did you get anything of the sort from the above post? There's not even a mention of pay in the entire thread?!? I have no idea why you are on here talking to me like a slapped ass, but you can put your hand back wherever it was.
You DON'T make a decent living. As for pay, the senior MAA F/As make $19.05, are blockholders with weekends and holidays off, are based where they want, and can pick up or drop as much they like. The most junior mainline make $20.88 and are on reserve in LGA. Who do you think makes more money? Why do you think NO ONE wanted to go back to go back to mainline until the Republic fiasco? Unless you've got a hard-on for dirty 737s and mean F/As there is not much of a reason to go back to mainline aside from being "on the property" for the merger.
Topped out pay at US Airways is not a decent living. You should know that. No one envies your job or strives to make 30 grand a year. Are you kidding me? How embarrasing for you!
If you can learn anything from Express it's that anyone will do the F/A job and do it for peanuts. That's why we were replaced, then downgraded, and now replaced again. Now you are all being replaced. If you really think there will be 250 narrowbody planes on the mainline after the 190 arrives, then you are really not seeing the big picture here.
You must feel guilty about something because no accusations were even made, unless you are talking about my statement about AFA throwing the juniors under the bus. Yes, those contracts were signed under threat of liquidation, but it's the continued apathy towards the 170 division, and apparent ignorance towards the ramifications of scope clauses that will get you all furloughed. They agreed to MAA, which still wasn't good enough, and now your job has been contracted out to Republic. So everyone has been thrown under the bus now. How much seniority will you lose when most of the 737s are parked and replaced by outside carriers? Do you think you'll even escape furlough?
Maybe those MAA and Express people are talking to you to warn you that you're next. You obviously have more time with the company and alot more to lose, and they are warning you of your competition- live at home 19 year olds entralled with thier new 100 seater and in need of no more than a few hundred bucks a month while they temporarily do "this F/A thing". Maybe you should listen to them and become savvy to the shady s**t the company has pulled.
The MAA F/As are trying to save what's left here- at least keep these lower paying jobs for US Airways people instead of outside contract workers. Keep as many on the property as possible to fight again later to make this a decent living and a career again rather than a two year job with a contract airline. For you to disrespect MAA F/As and all they have done to try to keep US Airways an airline instead of a franchise is pretty telling.
I think you owe me an apology, first. I don't know what post caused your outburst (nor does anyone else).
By the way, you misspelled decent- "descent" is when an aiplane is going down, which is fitting in describing your living. Don't blame people who are trying to make a difference. They may stop caring about you.
