and another:
http://wearedeltafa.com/node/7
Why Fix What Isn't Broken?[/size]
Hey everyone I have been flying for 5 years and Delta is my fourth airline. I love what I do but I knew I needed to be at Delta. My first carrier Gojet airlines operating for United Express and Delta connections did not have a Union and I sat reserve for a month and held a line. My 2nd airline Cathay Pacific (world's best airline skytrax 2014) Did not have a Union. I had a great relationship with management and had a line and 1-2 standby days a month. My schedule was pretty flexible.
Then I went to work for Continental/The new United. Former CAL Who had IAM and voted for AFA after merger was all down hill afterwards. CAL FAs are an employee after training. We can be represented during probation but the supervisor (UAL management) argues differently. I had my contract in front of me and they still tell me to my face that my CAL contract is not valid for me because i was still on probation. My sup had a personal vendetta against me because i went to my union chair for representation and she was a United side management....I was still punished...Because of her personal vendetta.
Sometimes bad things happen to good people and management will have NONE of it. Not even 1 incident was allowed. Not even a sick call with doctors note was allowed. I was on full reserve with **4 HOURS airport standby and get paid 2 hrs or 24 hr on call days. My starting pay was $19.45 with a per diem of $1.50. I had to pay union dues(force to)/insurance/uniforms/chicago rent...that i was BARELY surviving and eating.... Cause I cant afford it. FAs who didn't have at least 15-20 years will be sitting FULL reserve. There are times I have to wake up at 2am for a super early report at 4am.
One time United stranded my crew after working 13 hr duty day (not including delays). They had a private car picked up the pilots asap but noone to pick us up and no hotels booked. On hold with crew accommodations for 2 hours and finally send us a private car for 4 people and their luggage to another hotel in lower manhattan from central park. Didn't get into our hotel room until 3am and 9 hrs behind the door rest... Asked union what to do and they told us to grief it... No sorry, no compensation NOTHING even if we filed for grievances...Just a sorry lol.
BAD things will happen at every airline... Is this what we really want to bring to Delta?! I thought I was living the dream here for what Delta is offering us. I know that all of you experienced FAs have sat reserve. You know how that feels... You think that new hires like us should not be coddled and pampered and work our way up and pay our dues... What if things are different now and things are changing. We have it so good here at Delta right now hands down so why fix what isn't broken? That's what makes us different from other airlines at this day and age. That's why some of us are happy to come to work and give great service for our customers. I mean I know we cant make everyone happy but we are doing a pretty good darn job trying. Because the difference of happy FAs here.
I know everyone has a different view and opinion on this matter but this is my personal experience and decision to form my vote. But I am a FA and I can easily adapt to changes in life quickly.
