Is It Right Screwing Over The Airline Operations

[PITMTC]

The Wal-Marting of America is happening in all sectors.

American business needs to remember what Henry Ford said," I have to pay my employees enough so they can afford to buy the cars they produce."

[post="231623"][/post]​

Well they are fixin' to pay us enough to afford a GoFare so I wouldn't use that as an example.

 

[700UW]

Oh that is right you got 4% and gave 5%, we got 2% and they took 21% from us.

 

[PITMTC]

Oh that is right you got 4% and gave 5%, we got 2% and they took 21% from us.

[post="231631"][/post]​

The judge imposed that after a lot of "we'll take our chances with the judge, the concession stand is closed".
Remember? Don't complain now or blame the company.

 

[700UW]

Well lets see the CWA, AFA, and the TWU were talking with the company for months and they took 21% too.

And nothing to negotiate when they want to eliminate over half of the maintenane dept and stole the airbus work.

Dont worry if the company is succesful they will close PIT and you will be gone too.

 

[Atlantic]

Well then, tell it to the GIs, booked on US, some coming in from the mid east today to spend the holiday with their loved ones. They never made it home. I saw plenty of them this morning. And no flights. Self induced by US employes to screw US px.

 

[JonC]

Perhaps their motto should be "I have to pay my employess enough so they can buy one ticket per year, at $49 round trip."

Every year around this time, there are a lot of sick calls in the airline business (or any 24/7/365 one for that matter). Christmas is a holiday that many people feel entitled to have. However, anyone getting an airline job is told in the interview that you will work odd hours, weekend and holidays. It's part of the deal.

That said, it is immature to call out sick around a holiday and leave your coworkers who had the guts to stay holding the bag. Trust me, the ones you screwed were them - I think the BOD enjoyed their long Christmas weekend just fine, regardless.

However, you are absolutely correct about the Wal-Marting of America, especially in sectors of the economy with very high fixed costs. When your fuel, gate/facility leases and aircraft obligations are fixed - employees are where you can squeeze every drop of blood. It's one of the few places and its easier than fixing insitutional and operational problems (the past of massive cost-cutting of employees proves that operational problems are where most of US Airways waste lies.)

When it comes to holidays, I wish there was some federal action. More and more companies are eliminating paid holidays or paring them down to very few. You see Presidents Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day pretty much gone now except for the government and banks. I think that employers should be required to offer holiday pay or a "comp" (or alternate) day off for anyone required to work a Federally recognized holiday. Perhaps even some major holidays, such as Christmas, employers should be required to close - except for ones necessary for interstate transportation (sorry airline folks, but you're pretty vital), defense, emergency/medical services, etc.

Anyway, that's my little opinion, not like it matters much 🙂.

Jon C.
TPA

The Wal-Marting of America is happening in all sectors.

American business needs to remember what Henry Ford said," I have to pay my employees enough so they can afford to buy the cars they produce."

[post="231623"][/post]​

 

[N924PS]

The actions of several hundred USAirways employees that chose to call in sick and shirk their resposibilities may well prove to be the final nail in U's coffin.

Although isolated to Inflight and Fleet Service, the devastating press and ill will directed toward USAirways may well cause prospective and current lenders as well as Judge Mitchell and the ATSB to pull the plug. So a few hundred immature malcontents can cause over 20,000 to be unemployed as a result of their stupidity.

In no uncertain terms, they should be investigated and disciplined harshly. They created a true Christmas Tragedy for many fellow employees and valued customers. Won't be long until WN will be the carrier of choice in PHL.
A Christmas Gift from the "children" of USAirways.

 

[airbiiguy]

really 924 stop being so dramatic! This whole thing is like a food fight in jr high with larger things at stake. Both sides have their faults but to blame the unions like you managemnts types do all the time is wrong.

 

[PITbull]

There was bad weather and snow starting back on Thursday. Sick calls were as they always are around the holidays and this managment should have been better prepared.

The company is trying to catch up from last Thursday, and crews were delayed all over the place and out of time.

Reserves don't fly the first two weeks, because the lineholders are all flying to get out of time. The reserves still have to have off their min. rest. Period.

You can't fly the same employees who are out there.... 24 hours in 1 day day; its illegal.


It another event of "poor planning", short staffing requirments for the holidays and the end of the month travel.

 

[N924PS]

There was bad weather and snow starting back on Thursday. Sick calls were as they always are around the holidays and this managment should have been better prepared.

The company is trying to catch up from last Thursday, and crews were delayed all over the place and out of time.

Reserves don't fly the first two weeks, because the lineholders are all flying to get out of time. The reserves still have to have off their min. rest. Period.

You can't fly the same employees who are out there.... 24 hours in 1 day day; its illegal.
It another event of "poor planning", short staffing requirments for the holidays and the end of the month travel.

[post="231655"][/post]​

Well let's see. WN operates out of CLE MDW DTW CMH IND and other weather impacted cities. Do they have a mountain of luggage yet undelivered to anxiously awaiting customers?

Nice spin there PB, but I believe most of the blame falls squarely on those that chose to SCK illegitimately.

 

[700UW]

They also don't have hubs, don't interline bags, cockpit crew qualified on all airplanes as they only fly the 737.

Oh wait I forgot the most important thing, they treat their employees with respect and dignity and have not raped them economically and their F/As get OT on holidays.

 

[oldiebutgoody]

Well let's see. WN operates out of CLE MDW DTW CMH IND and other weather impacted cities. Do they have a mountain of luggage yet undelivered to anxiously awaiting customers?

Nice spin there PB, but I believe most of the blame falls squarely on those that chose to SCK illegitimately.

[post="231658"][/post]​

I haven't any way to check, but I'd just about bet that there weren't any more sick calls than any other year at this time. Management has cut everything to the bone, and now is when it comes to haunt them. You can't blame folks that now have to work several jobs or sell everything they own for being less than loyal to this sickening company, any more than I would expect passengers to be loyal to it. This is purely a management error for not foreseeing something like this. In the past management did.

 

[USA320Pilot]

Any employee who called in sick ove rthe holiday without a legitimate reason should be terminated, period. These people were dishonest, hurt the customer, and hurt fellow employees.

If people do not want to work at US Airways then they should resign or be terminated.

Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[700UW]

Anyone else hear that broken record playing?

 

[N924PS]

Anyone else hear that broken record playing?

[post="231681"][/post]​

Sure do. It's the same old CD from 700UW!