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On 12/18/2002 10:54:37 AM N305AS wrote:
I'm betting that Dave already has a worst-case-scenario plan in place that would deal with an orderly shutdown and liquidation of the company. In all likelihood, you'll see scheduled flights taking customers to their destinations AWAY from the hubs, and then empty flights ferried back in to the hubs, with deadheading crewmembers aboard (There's no sense in leaving thousands of connecting passengers stranded at hubs that no longer have activity, save for a handful of flights on other carriers).
The Shuttle will probably continue operating to minimize any dropoff in traffic, helping to keep its value up for a sale. Shutting it down would decrease its value in a liquidation, so you'll more than likely see those flights continuing to operate, barring any work stoppages in sympathy for the mainline workers.
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Has Dave EVER had a worse-case scenario plan? I think a shutdown would be a total mess, with thousands stranded. The company has already tried to keep this discussion really quiet, but they have a proven track record at lying until the deed is done (read Tampa Maintenance, for example). So, it wouldn't suprise me if the only plan is one morning, we wake up and US Airways doesn't exist.
However, here is our worst case scenario plan: If it appears that a shut down is immenent, WE STOP COMING TO WORK! Let's face it, we can't do anything for them to fire us - we're history anyway. Severance is probably not going to happen either. So, I recommend we drop the whole smoking bomb in managements' lap. If the company begins to prepare for a shutdown next week, we launch a preemptive strike and walk off. Every employee, every division, every station. Let managment work through the holidays. Imagine the hell that will break loose when there is no one at res, no one at the counters, no one to answer questions. Guess management will have to fix their little problem! That would be a beautiful thing!!!!