Machinists Release Statement

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April 20, 2004

Machinists Union Statement on US Airways CEO’s Resignation

Robert Roach, Jr., General Vice President of Transportation for the
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM), today issued
the following statement regarding the resignation of US Airways Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) David Siegel and appointment of US Airways’ Director Bruce
Lakefield as the company’s new CEO.

“US Airways is an airline in trouble, but it is an airline that could be saved
and should be saved. The Machinists Union is prepared to work with Mr.
Lakefield to revive the carrier, just as we were with his predecessor.
Our dedicated and hard-working members have provided the company with
all the tools necessary for the carrier to succeed. The missing piece has been
effective leadership willing to work with employees, instead of attacking
them.

The Machinists Union hopes Mr. Lakefield will embrace our members’ ideas
for providing the company substantial cost savings while preserving our
current collective bargaining agreements. Unfortunately, David Siegel was
more interested in violating our agreements than developing an effective
business plan. I hope he recognizes the poor state he has left the airline in by
declining his excessive severance package, as he recently promised his
employees he would.â€￾

IAM District 141-M represents 5,000 Mechanic & Related employees at US
Airways. IAM District 141 represents the airline’s 4,450 Fleet Service Employees.
 
Any chance Lakefield will soften the company's position on sending the Airbus work to Alabammer?
 
Mr. Lakefield will sing the same tune.......just a little bit nicer than "Dave" did.

Now let's all join in together for a few verses of BOHICA :shock: !!!!

We are still HOSED.................
 
Rest assured that Mr. Lakefield is still going to be getting his marching orders from the same influences that sent OUR work to Alabama in the first place , that being Doctor Bronner.

I for one would love to see some accurate figures on what MAE's work is costing US Vs. honoring our contracts by doing the work in house.

Many issues outside of the physical work itself have to be taken into account.

U is paying premium prices to ship items to Alabama..and often out of there when line Aircraft need a certain something and the only place it can be obtained from is our own inventory there.

All these issues have to be weighed if in fact honest cost saving results are to be obtained? I'm inclined to believe that we will never see any degree of accuracy in reagrds to the actual cost savings....if in fact thier is any savings be realized?
 
Hi Bob,

No trip report this week?

As for you three options - I can sympathise with the IAM.

If option 1 is true - inability to outsource will cause the company to fold - then...

Option 2 becomes the same as option 3. Do you really think the company would accept anything that didn't include the outsourcing if it was that important?

Just my thoughts...

Jim
 
Either way we are screwed.

So what do you do?

Let Glass get richer or make him look for a new job also?