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Kev3188
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Doc--
Do you guys not have any language in your CBA(s) about weather emergencies?
Do you guys not have any language in your CBA(s) about weather emergencies?
Who would think that you would need that.
jimcfs
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What weather emergencies exist in Tempe? Wind/sandstorms?
nycbusdriver
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Come on now , if you KNEW that there was going to be a state of emergency then you should have simply packed about a weeks worth of clothes and just camped out at work ... NO EXCUSES !!!
I believe the rationale is that the company assumes you live in base. Period.
If you don't live in base, that's not their concern.
If you're based in BOS, but live in TPA they have no heartburn, per se, with the arrangement. But they expect you to be at work when you are scheduled to be at work. If you want to live in TPA and not be able to get to work in BOS, then get a job in TPA.
At this company, commuting to work has always been at the employee's own risk. The rules were in place and explained to you when you interviewed and showed up for class. If the arrangement was not to your satisfaction, then say "No thanks. Keep your job," and move on.
This includes the possibility of crew base closures and the need to move elsewhere.
The ability to live where you want and work elsewhere is a convenience that somehow airline crews think is a right. It's not. Live where you want; take the risk of sometimes not getting to work; and then take any consequences.
It's very simple, and you signed onto the program when you accepted the job. Stop whining.
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i did ? :blink:
Your exactly right. The same people who complain about this will complain about the GM workers who get paid to not work and what a sin it is to have to make them find jobs.
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Actually, I signed onto moving amongst any present domiciles of the corporation to which I applied, which did not include PIT nor PHL. No one has asked me to change those conditions, except, maybe, you. Since you are not management, I await a negotiated position on this issue.
FWIW, what if a similar situation happens that will likely happen with GM, purchase thereof by a Chinese manufacturer? What if Vietnam Air buys US/A&W? Would you move to Da Nang or any of the other garden spots (I kid you not) in SE Asia? What if they close PHX?
Look, it is a difficult position for both management and the employee. Fortunately, no one has insisted on solid boundaries, here, so far.
Kev3188
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All well and good, but I think the OP was referring to Ground workers (agents/fleet), and not Inflight.
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Dog Wonder
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It goes something like this.
If the weather goes bad and the government tells you it is not safe to go to work your loyalty to company is more important than your personal safety.
You have to understand the company may lose money if employees heed the warnings of government.
You must choose between personal safety and corporate benefit.
Please choose to take care of yourself.
My apology to the company if the premise of this thread is false.
If the weather goes bad and the government tells you it is not safe to go to work your loyalty to company is more important than your personal safety.
You have to understand the company may lose money if employees heed the warnings of government.
You must choose between personal safety and corporate benefit.
Please choose to take care of yourself.
My apology to the company if the premise of this thread is false.
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I'm pretty sure this thread was about ground/fleet but I must share. It was a super storm in Philly a few years back. I think Feb of 2005 and we got something like a foot of snow. The director of the airport was on all the local television stations stating that the airport is CLOSED. The workers were trying their hardest to keep one runway semi cleared I guess for any emergency. Scheduling is calling reserves left and right to report for assignment. There had to be a good 10 of us within a few minutes called. We are looking at each other in disbelief. Crew Scheduling is demanding, DEMANDING we report and that we are refusing to fly. They called my girlfriend for Paris and I grabbed the phone after they were giving her a hard time. I'm like, "What time do you think Paris will leave tonight since the airport director and city said Philly int'l is closed"? Then I said we're all not going anywhere and before you call #### she's right here and isn't going either GOODBYE". Not another call all night.
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[FWIW, what if a similar situation happens that will likely happen with GM, purchase thereof by a Chinese manufacturer? What if Vietnam Air buys US/A&W? Would you move to Da Nang or any of the other garden spots (I kid you not) in SE Asia? What if they close PHX?
Heck yeah...China Beach!
Heck yeah...China Beach!
