Flight Attendant Terminations?

[jimntx]

I hate to spread gossip, but personally I can't think of anything else to do with it. It's like money and fertilizer--useless unless spread around.

I read on another bulletin board that as many as 400 AA flight attendants are being or have been terminated. Of course, the other board poster said that they were being terminated just for calling in sick during the holidays.

I read somewhere else (maybe here) that the company was comparing the holiday sick list with the non-rev travel reports and finding that quite a few of the "sick" flight attendants were traveling non-rev while on the sick list. This is a termination offense, period, full stop.

Anyone else heard anything about this?

 

[Deleted by Moderator]

I doubt they (AA) will be able to get away with it unless they do it system wide. United tried that on flight attendants last year and had to take it back. Just my $ .02.

 

[jsn25911]

I doubt they (AA) will be able to get away with it unless they do it system wide. United tried that on flight attendants last year and had to take it back. Just my $ .02.

I giggled over your picture! Great hair style!

 

[Deleted by Moderator]

Thanks...I just got up. I'll go wash it now

 

[Veritas]

Anyone else heard anything about this?

It is correct but highly exaggerated.

Several hundred flight attendants who used their travel passes while they called off sick are being investigated for trip book rules violations. Without a supervisor's approval, it is strictly forbidden to fly on a pass, D2 or even a coworker's D3, when one is off duty for medical reasons.

Only a handful have been terminated so far, no where near triple digits.

 

[operaations]

I have heard the rumor as well. But i have not seen any more rl removals than usual at crew sched. Probably just another flaming rumor

 

[jimntx]

I have heard the rumor as well. But i have not seen any more rl removals than usual at crew sched. Probably just another flaming rumor

I'm assuming an "rl removal" means released, as in terminated.

 

[operaations]

yes rl means released or terminated

 

[operaations]

anyway crew sched would not know the reason someone is getting terminated. It is not our business, and probably confidential i would presume. The message just comes over with name and employee number and the removal code. No explination

 

[Royal Ambassador]

I'm assuming an "rl removal" means released, as in terminated.

Word from the union reps is that so far three have been fired. Another flight attendant may face the axe on Monday. Numerous other investigations of non rev travel rules violations are ongoing.

 

[L1011Ret]

I remember MK's funny story about a F/A using sick leave suddenly finds his/her supervisor on the same cruise ship.

 

[Garfield1966]

I heard the same info that Veritas heard. Several 100 under suspicion, but how many will be terminated is undetermined.

 

[LiveInAHotel]

In 6-12 months they all will have their jobs back. They probably will even get backpay.

 

[jimntx]

In 6-12 months they all will have their jobs back. They probably will even get backpay.

Maybe. But, they shouldn't. I'm sorry, but when people willfully break the rules they lose their jobs. In this case, the price for non-revving while on the sick list is termination.

There are some company termination actions which the union should protect f/as from because there are extenuating circumstances. But when people use drugs or come to work drunk after having been given a second chance, , non-rev while "sick", steal from the company or their co-workers, etc., they have no right to continued employment.

In order to be considered grown-up people, each of us has to accept the fact that actions have consequences, and we can do anything we want to do as long as we are willing to pay the price.

 

[Garfield1966]

Hey Jimntx. You better watch out. People have been slammed for holding people accountable and the like. I got your back.