Fellow AA employee

[Garfield1966]

No idea what to title this thread. All I know is that my self and several co-workers found the phrasing of the message quite divisive and a bit offending.

This is the message we received across our printers here at crew skd

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT MARCH 9TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
AS A JEANS DAY FOR A FELLOW TWU EMPLOYEE NAMED xxxxx xxxxx.
xxxxx IS AN AA DFW RAMP SERVICE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY
RUN OVER BY A TUG DURING PUSHBACK SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
xxxxxx IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AND LOST BOTH LEGS. HE IS
A REAL FIGHTER AND IS PLANNING TO SOMEDAY COME BACK TO
WORK AT AA. ALTHOUGH HIS RECOVERY WILL BE VERY LONG HE
HAS THE SPIRIT AND WILL TO OVERCOME THIS MISFORTUNE.

PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THIS FUND RAISING EFFORT FOR xxxxx.
ALL FLIGHT ACADEMY EMPLOYEES ARE BEING ASKED TO HELP.
SHOULD YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT ME.


Why do I care that he is a TWU member? He is not a "fellow TWU" member to me as I am not in a union. In our opinion, it would have been far more appropriate to say that he is a fellow AA employee. Not to worry though, I won’t hold the fact that he is a union member against him. I’ll still wear my jeans and pay my $3 into the pot.

 

[AMFAMAN]

It's looks like a good cause fell victim to the company's continued "how great the twu is" song and dance, where they must refer to twu members instead of AA employees. This because they must always advertise their partner.

You're right on this, can't believe it. 😛

 

[Garfield1966]

My apologies for some confusion. The message in question WAS NOT put out by AA. It was put out by a fellow TWU member who works in a separate department on the same floor that I am on.

I am sure your anger is not changed by this fact right?

Edit:

Perhaps it’s not just the big evil company who is hammering away at that wedge.

 

[skydrol]

My apologies for some confusion. The message in question WAS NOT put out by AA. It was put out by a fellow TWU member who works in a separate department on the same floor that I am on.

I am sure your anger is not changed by this fact right?

Edit:

Perhaps it’s not just the big evil company who is hammering away at that wedge.

Thought you said you were not a TWU member now you are calling the person a Fellow TWU member.
I know what you mean i am just trying to be silly like you.
What is your point???
A man needs help someone sends out the information on how someone can help then you point out some silly thing, help me understand i am a simple minded person but what is your point of starting this thread?

 

[mjk]

Sounds like you are over analyzing and hypersensitive.

The poor guy got ran over by a tug and you're trying to make a political point about it.

Move on. New topic.

 

[Garfield1966]

Perhaps, perhaps not. AMFMAN seemed to get right to the point I was making. There seems to be an underlying assumption that there is a wedge between union and non-union employees. There also seems to be an assumption that AA is the one who is perpetuation that wedge. This message that was sent out would seem to prove the point that some union members like to promote the fact that they are union before they are AA.

As far as I am concerned, the poor SOB who got tagged by the tug is a fellow employee, a fellow human being. The fact that he is a union member is irrelevant.

The originator of the message seemed to think it important enough to point out that he was a ‘fellow TWU’ member. Perhaps he should be asked why he felt it necessary to make that distinction.

 

[FWAAA]

Sounds like you are over analyzing and hypersensitive.

The poor guy got ran over by a tug and you're trying to make a political point about it.

Move on. New topic.

I agree. Trying to make political points out of another human's tragedy is truly despicable. Just like when jetmechjr did it three weeks ago in this post:

http://www.usaviation.com/forums/index.php...st&p=457351

 

[Wretched Wrench]

Perhaps the original message was intended to be sent to an area staffed by TWU workers, and it just got forwarded without editing.

Probably just an oversight.

Let's hope AA does right by the guy.

 

[Bob Owens]

I agree. Trying to make political points out of another human's tragedy is truly despicable.

Like when the airlines used 9-11 to rape their employees and Bush used it to invade Iraq?

 

[eolesen]

Sheesh. Talk about topic creep...

 

[Bob Owens]

Perhaps the original message was intended to be sent to an area staffed by TWU workers, and it just got forwarded without editing.
Probably just an oversight.

I think your explanation is correct, it was written for TWU members. In this case I dont think there was any sinister motive, just an attempt to help someone in need.

Let's hope AA does right by the guy.

Yea right. 10 days.

 

[Garfield1966]

Perhaps the original message was intended to be sent to an area staffed by TWU workers, and it just got forwarded without editing.

Probably just an oversight.

Let's hope AA does right by the guy.

Nope, a specific decs address was used to ensure that it went out to all employees in this office. Definitely not an accident. I have been here for several years and have never received a message from that department.

My understanding is that unless AA was at fault (I have not heard that it is) it will be up to insurance coverage and the good will of his fellow employees.

 

[Bob Owens]

Nope, a specific decs address was used to ensure that it went out to all employees in this office. Definitely not an accident. I have been here for several years and have never received a message from that department.

My understanding is that unless AA was at fault (I have not heard that it is) it will be up to insurance coverage and the good will of his fellow employees.

It happened on AA property, with AA equipement opertaed by an AA employee, who do you think the jury is going to find at fault?

 

[Garfield1966]

What a jury finds is irrelevant to what may or may not have happened. According to a friend of mine who works the ramp, the employee in question was leaving work and instead of going though the areas normally taken, he chose to walk across the ramp area with out his reflective gear on and it is my understanding in violation of safety policies set forth to prevent such an accident. This accounting of the situation seems to support what was stated in the thread linked above.

A court found AA guilty of air turbulence in the injury of Speilbergs sister IIRC. Does that mean AA is responsible for clear air turbulence as well? Juries seem to routinely find against corporations. That does not mean the jury is right.

 

[AMFAMAN]

What a jury finds is irrelevant to what may or may not have happened. According to a friend of mine who works the ramp, the employee in question was leaving work and instead of going though the areas normally taken, he chose to walk across the ramp area with out his reflective gear on and it is my understanding in violation of safety policies set forth to prevent such an accident. This accounting of the situation seems to support what was stated in the thread linked above.

I knew it couldn't last Garfield...

Let's add to the above, a common practice done hundreds of times a day as a result of two things the company has done: 1. reassign workers to other area and lock up the equipment so they can't drive it to their locker area. 2. As a result of cutbacks, now only provide bus service to the 2 employee lots only from certain terminals. I forget the schedule, but you can only get to one of the lots (north or south) from one of the terminals (A or C). This is the other reason hundreds make the walk everyday.