From The Afa Website

[UAL_TECH]

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June 3, 2005

Mr. Glenn F. Tilton, Chairman
President and Chief Executive Officer
United Airlines
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township , Illinois 60007

Letter of Charge
WHQ 101-05

Dear Mr. Tilton:

In accordance with the provisions of Series 15, Section 1.13: Articles of Conduct, Greg Davidowitch, President of the Master Executive Council of the Association of Flight Attendants, United Airlines, or his designee will conduct a hearing in the AFA Conference room at 0900 on June 10, 2005 . If for any reason you are unable to attend, please contact me as soon as possible. Your failure to attend will result in your voluntary resignation from the company. The purpose of this hearing will be to determine what action; if any, will be taken based on the charges described below.

Specifically, you are charged with the failure to fulfill your responsibilities as CEO and United Airlines employee (Articles of Conduct, Series 15) as evidenced by the following 17 violations (attached).

At the hearing, your prior record will be subject to review. A copy of this letter will be place in your personnel file.

Sincerely,

Maria Torre
United Master Executive Council Grievance Chairperson

cc: United Master Executive Council
WHQ – personnel file
UAL Board of Directors



Attachment
Series-15
Articles of Conduct

5. Unauthorized possession or removal, or attempted possession or removal, of any company property or property of employees or customers.

6. Fighting or provoking a fight while on company property or while on company business away from company property.

7. Deliberate destruction or damage of company property or the property of others while on company premises, or for which the company bears responsibility.

9. Falsification of company records or reports, submission of false records or reports to the company.

10. Misrepresenting job performance measurements by cheating or acts of deception.

11. Failure to report an accident involving damage to company property or the property of others, or from which injuries to employees or to others have resulted, or failure to report an incident or situation that could result in injury to persons or damage to property.

12. Falsely claiming a company benefit for one’s self or for another to which the claimant is not entitled.

14. Insubordination.

19.Misusing or permitting others to misuse company computer equipment (includes, but is not limited to, computers, terminals, printers, and related support hardware) or misusing, destroying or distorting information data, or instruction codes.

24. Gambling on company property.

25. Any negligent action resulting in injury to the employee or others, or damage to company property or the property of others.

27. Engaging in conduct, on duty or off, that is or could be detrimental to the company or that could negatively affect the company’s relationship with its customers, travel agents, suppliers, employees, or the public.

30. Refusal to cooperate with other employees.

34. Involving the company in the employee’s personal financial affairs.

36. Making or publishing false, vicious or malicious statements concerning an employee, a member of management, or the company.

39. Violation of the company’s policies regarding harassment and/or discrimination.

40. In situations where the employee has received wages or monies that are not due to the employee, the employee is required to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the company’s effort in collecting said sums.

B) UT

 

[Albatroz]

And what is the aim of this?
I would think that an Union, or any professional organization, would have a goal with every action taken. Some kind of concrete obective to accomplish.
I just don't get this parody. Was it to make the writer(s) of the "letter of charge" feel better in face of total powerlessness?
This is right out of the "Bomb Throwing School" of lets make trouble for the sake of it. Like, we ran out of ideas, so lets stick-it-to-them somehow.
I mean, was there a group of friends seating around drinking a glass of sauvignon blanc, and after a few to many, this brilliant idea popped up?
What's the purpose? :blink:

 

[The Gopher]

This is a new low for the AFA. Instead of negotiating a new retirement plan for their members (like every other group on the property), they waste their time with this crap. I would especially like to know what kind of evidence the AFA has in response to the "Fighting on company property" charge! Is causing a fight between employees against company regs? Like a Don King for the staff?

 

[ZMAN777]

LMAO. This is a joke, right? Otherwise, YGBSM. Very bush league.

Cheers,
Z B)

 

[UAL_TECH]

I thought this kangaroo court would have more common sense than to blame the ills of our situation on our CEO. This is an endemic perception to blame the boss for not controlling dynamics which are uncontrollable.
I never knew a CEO that was ‘blessed’ by unions that was not later indemnified!
The ‘Unions’ refuted Edwards because he did not adhere to their politicks then kicked out Goodwin for telling the truth. Tilton is taking a tremendous (unjustifiable) thrashing and changing dance partners will not end the dance.

What the BOD needs to do is kick out the Union figure heads then reject themselves for being stupid!!!

JMHO,
UT

 

[Fly]

And they seem surprised that the UAL flight attendants have been actively trying to decertify AFA. :down: :blink:

 

[maddogdriver]

coo-coo, coo-coo

 

[UAL_TECH]

coo-coo, coo-coo

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Point?

B) UT

 

[spacewaitress]

stupid stupid stupid. These people need to cut the grade school antics, grow up and get a life. What morons.

 

[avek00]

No one takes UAL AFA seriously - the union's MEC is all bark, no bite, and without a clue.

 

[skyflyr69]

No one takes UAL AFA seriously - the union's MEC is all bark, no bite, and without a clue.

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Your right. you'd think all that BS about CHAOS and the saber-rattiling of striking would come thru. but no.

unlike the Dutch workers that struck their country. trash collection and public transporation were affected.

Dutch railway workers to strike at end of month.


SO UAL AFA got any nad's to strike UAL? rotflmao!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fly]

UAL AFA made a fatal error when they started threatening CHAOS action without a proper strike vote from the flight attendants. Now they are really stuck because they can't possibly strike because a CHAOS action requires f/a's to target specific flights (and then lose their job for the sake of the membership). A vote was taken last December to strike over our potential new contract but UAL AFA has now applied that vote to our pensions. HELLO AFA, most flight attendants never thought about nor counted much on those meager pensions anyway.

No one I've spoken to is willing to lose their job permanently just to save face for a union that has done nothing but abuse the UAL f/a's so they can increase their membership with other carriers. (Heed the warning Delta.....they are NOT worth the monthly dues)

 

[spacewaitress]

unlike the Dutch workers that struck their country. trash collection and public transporation were affected.

Dutch railway workers to strike at end of month.

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Just a slight difference in labor culture over there compared to here. Have you had any luck calling a nationwide strike in the good ole US of A?

I didn't think so.

 

[aislehopper]

(Heed the warning Delta.....they are NOT worth the monthly dues)

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Fly:

We finally agree on something.