Rewarding retirees for putting in so much time with a company is a good thing. I think they should go before someone who has worked for the airline for 6 months!
I am sure all the airlines have loads of commuters...Commuters get on for free as a jumpseat, based on DOH. No jumpseat they get a seat. But those seats for jumpseaters are after all the BP's get on and the NRSA's from other airlines get on.
For now I would guess that UA will keep their policy and CO will keep theirs...probably comes down to the unions adding this in their negotiations... and with UA being the larger carrier ......guessing again that the UA policy will prevail.
The new airline is going to need money so I could see the free pass deal going away.
At this point ALL is speculation....
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There's nothing for the
Unions to ADD. None of this is part of any CBA. It's a
COMPANY sponsored benefit and Everybody gets and pays the same. Nothing is
EVER Free from United That's the way it's always been and I really don't see any need in changing it. I understand what CAL does and God Bless them. But United do that?? I don't think so. 10% of the employees fly 90% of the passes at United that's 4700 of 47000 people..Just like most things? When you have the time you usually don't have the money. And when you Have the MONEY you usually don't have the TIME. If they gave you priority passes then the airplanes would be boarded out of seniority order for Non-rev Space Available flying. Years ago we used to get Free BP6 passes for perfect attendance.
Since I haven't been sick moe than 1 day in almost 23 years I was racking those "Bad Oscar's" UP!! BUT!!! Some senior pilots didn't get where they were going?? And pretty QUICK?? All of that came to a
"screeching" HALT! In 1995-1996 or there abouts, there was a pilot contract proposal
"SUPPOSEDLY" put forth by ALPA to give the pilots "Go ahead" boarding. (To this DAY I believe somebody in management Leaked it in my opinion to see if the other Unions would Let it Ride) The IAM under John Peterpaul told the company that if they Did??
There wouldn't BE any airplanes leaving
ON TIME,
ANYWHERE for the forseeable
FUTURE!! And those are the ONLY attempts to "get out of line" that I've ever heard. I worked with a guy who when He started here at 19.In 1984, His DAD was MY Lead Mechanic, and His Grandfather was a manager in Aircraft Overhaul . His Grandather's Roll Around Tool Box was Still in the Hangar and had been there for 54 Years when I left the floor in 1999 !! The Crew had a Birthday Celebration for the damn thing!! So the system has been the same all that time, And that's why right up to NOW there are Generations working at United in all the up's, down's, and SIDEWAYS. That's the fairest way to do it By seniority and CAL's Seniority will be so Honored as well.. Maybe you guys Needed Free passes when Bethune came on board because you had been so Badly Mauled by Lorenzo and his "Clan of Jackals" !! I saw you guys regularly back then. NOBODY was pleased to be working there and you were getting a "LOT of heat" for crossing picket lines. I KNOW because in 1990 I had to threaten to FIRE two of my TOP Troubleshooters and
THE BEST mechanics I've ever SEEN to get them to fix a CAL DC-10 with a misting Hydraulic Leak in the Right Wheel Well in San Francisco.. . It was
Struck work. Period! that was their reasoning.
So I understand Why all the "funny stuff" with the passes,And why you "disrespect" the retireees, But!!
That was THEN!
This is NOW,!!!! You don't Need that kind of incentive anymore and it's unnecessary. There's nothing WRONG with your Pride In what you've accomplished at Continental . It has been, and Is Impressive. I admit that ! If UAL had been "bought" I guess it wouldn't matter what I'm talking about, but that isn't the case.. So I doubt it will happen in all Candor.
You'll find United is about ONE tight fisted company. They'll spend all kinds of 'duckets' on stuff that nobody can see, Unlike American who spends Tons of money where it's easily visible. United's management
JUST NOW tumbled on to the fact that Leather seat covers are more eceonomical than Cloth and the Higher Acquisition costs are offset by the durability and ease of cleaning. They've been So CHEAP for SO LONG they're having "Pains" in even doing a "little something" to make this Operations control Center move a lttle more Special for us,,.
And YOU when we move to
Downtown Chicago Later this year. And you're talking about Free Stuff?? OK!! Well?!
You can't say I didn't WARN you !! ..
