Cutting Cost

[madders]

I was wondering since each of the unions representing Usairways employees have someone on the Board of Directors if at the next meeting they try to merge some of the VPs resposibilities. After we have 29 VP and I am betting they take a big chunk out of the operating cost. If we could decrease the amount of VPs maybe we will be able to show a small profit

Do we know who our union rep to the BOD is ???

ALso all the brilliant suggestions and complaints that we like to put on this message board remember we can e-mail them to the executives at U...

 

[AOG-N-IT]

I was wondering since each of the unions representing Usairways employees have someone on the Board of Directors if at the next meeting they try to merge some of the VPs resposibilities. After we have 29 VP and I am betting they take a big chunk out of the operating cost. If we could decrease the amount of VPs maybe we will be able to show a small profit

Do we know who our union rep to the BOD is ???

ALso all the brilliant suggestions and complaints that we like to put on this message board remember we can e-mail them to the executives at U...

madders,

While it is well noted that we are bloated within our executive ranks Vs. the LCC's that our CEO so dearly loves to compare us with ...it is also noted that those same bloated ranks recieve far greater compensation Vs. that of their LCC counterparts. We have a case of Apples not being compaired toApples in all aspects here. It's OK for them to compare the LCC's employee's to that of a Legacy Carriers employee's...but the comparison at the executive levels is as the germans say "Verboten"

The ablity to E-mail our CEO or Executive Officers should be and could be a valuable tool if it was actually taken to heart. The failure of anything positive coming from the re-created "Employee Suggestion Program" only magnifies the lack of willingness of the executive branch to try or even address anything beyond their pre-concieved notions and desires to make the employee's the "Scape-Goat" for all our problems.

Failure of vision and operational function is not the fault of the employees. The Plan (or lack there of)..and the tone is set from the top. Leaders create policy and operational tone and parameters...we as employee's are only instruments of that tone and policy.

CCY is in dire need of some early "Spring Cleaning"...almost 2 years and 2 billion dollars in savings should have given these people every possible tool to re-invent our business model...but here we sit on the verge of more employee and ultimately airline destroying actions being leveled against us. Give me 2 years and 2 billion dollars and I'm certain the results would be different....I would be seeking a CEO with operational savy and vision to get our monies worth for our concessions.

 

[madders]

but can the BOD move to get some of these VPs reduce....

anybody know all these VP's job description
http://www.usairways.com/about/corporate/p...ation/index.htm
VP, Controller Anita P. Beier
VP, Safety & Regulatory Compliance William G. Bozin
VP, Flight Operations Capt. Edward W. Bular
VP, Direct Distribution Kerry J. Carstairs
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis David M. Davis
VP, Finance and Treasurer Eilif Serck-Hanssen
VP, Line Maintenance Daryl E. Hartzell
VP, Employee Relations John M. Hedblom
VP, Inflight Sharon R. Hendry
VP, International Douglas D. Leo
VP, Customer Service Position Vacant
VP, Planning and Scheduling Daniel M. McDonald
VP, Fleet Planning Jeffery A. McDougle
VP, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary Jennifer C. McGarey
VP, Labor Relations P. Douglas McKeen
VP, Government Affairs Rosemary G. Murray
VP, Pricing and Revenue Managment Andrew P. Nocella
VP, US Airways Express S. Michael Scheeringa
VP, Corporate Real Estate Wayne Herndon
VP, Sales and Marketing Steven Tracas

 

[PITbull]

Some Examples:

1. How come we need 3 VPs for Corporate affairs and general cousel:

Executive VP, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel Elizabeth K. Lanier
Senior VP, Corporate Affairs Chris Chiames
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary Jennifer C. McGarey

Its like...1 has a law degree and 1 does not.

Why do you need both?

2. Then you have a 3 VPs of Employee Relations:

VP, Employee Relations John M. Hedblom
Senior VP, Employee Relations Jerrold A. Glass
VP, Labor Relations P. Douglas McKeen

Funny, all these labor relations and no one has the ability to relate to labor.
This is an example of need for "consolidation".


3. Here again VPs of Finance:
Executive VP, Finance and CFO Neal S. Cohen
VP, Finance and Treasurer Eilif Serck-Hanssen



4. VPs of Marketing:
Senior VP, Marketing and Planning B. Ben Baldanza
VP, Sales and Marketing Steven Tracas


There is obviously a difference between the title: Executive VP,
Senior VP
VP (plain) probably has to do with compensation.

Then I am sure there are Directors under all these; along with a slew of managers and supervisors to share in responsibility to allow these VPs to go unoticed and "off the hook".

I find this Hierchy perplexing, convoluted and a waste of space and money.

Keep in mind, we went from 46,000 employees in 2001 to 27,000 presently.

 

[robbedagain]

probably need two so one can tell the other what to do and the one telling the other
what to do is probably the one that they yanked away from what was once a marketing department!!!! just kidding! not!

 

[A319FA]

Who should be consolidated in corporate affairs and labor relations?

 

[PITbull]

IMO Mr. Hedbloom knows the Industry, has longevity here, knows USAirways, understands labor and the employees. He should stay on as Vice President of Employee Relations.

The other two: GO.

Forget the Exec and Senior titles. That is a waste, and higher grade which constitutes more compensation for the same responsibilities.....AND THAT IS TO RELATE TO LABOR!


IMO, for General Counsel and Corporate Affairs, only one that holds both functions. Elizabeth Rainer who also has a law degree.

Chiames: goes.

 

[phillyguy]

maybe you should suggest outsourcing of these jobs - CCY seems to think it is ok for maintenance work why not management

 

[PITbull]

Phillyguy,

They call the outsourcing in management: "Consultants".

 

[700UW]

You Forgot two:

Sr VP of Maintenance John Prestifillpio and
VP of Mainteance Daryl Hartzel.

And you know Dave will never get rid of Chris, Dave never goes anywhere without him, Chris must have to hold Dave's hand and those two are tight.

 

[767xyz]

www.southwest.com/investor_relations/company_information.html#directorsandofficers

Southwest has 29 listed is that more or less than US Airways?

 

[PITbull]

The SW CEO and CFO are NOT VPs.

There are 27 VPs.


Difference between an airline who is not in fianancial trouble and asking their employees for Round #3 concession, and one that is and remains in distress according to management.

VPs are fine if there are not Senior Directors, then loads of Directors, then managers, and supervisors under them running around trying to look important, with such a massive reduction in labor force.

 

[Phantom Fixer]

The SW CEO and CFO are NOT VPs.

There are 27 VPs.


Difference between an airline who is not in fianancial trouble and asking their employees for Round #3 concession, and one that is and remains in distress according to management.

VPs are fine if there are not Senior Directors, then loads of Directors, then managers, and supervisors under them running around trying to look important, with such a massive reduction in labor force.

PB....Just to add to this quagmire....We not only have Directors and Managers in some departments , we also have what is called "Managing Directors"...this company has more redundancy than an aircrafts hydraulic system....yet we still have a situation that is a catostrophic failure by anyones account.

 

[E-TRONS]

What you are seeing are the "Layers of LIARS" that are necessary to ensure that the truth and reality of whatever subject matter, never reaches the top level execs.

That's precisely how so many mid-level managers remain employed

:down: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS :down: !!!!

 

[usfliboi]

I think that the argument of too many vps doesnt hold guys and girl for PITBULL! We have been fairly on keel with these now u could argue what they do or not do but the numbers came doesnt work!