Well, we here in the crew scheduling department received our furloughs last week, and I am so mad I can hardly see straight. The management and supervisory personell in our department whose jobs have been eliminated are being allowed to bump back into scheduling, displacing our schedulers and maintaining their full seniority and pay.
Their justification for doing this is a small, little known clause in our PPG that sates that management can do this, on a case by case basis. However, it also states that this is NOT an automatic bump back right. In our department however, they have allowed EVERY SINGLE MSP employee whose job was eliminated to bump back into scheduling. Naturally, this has caused deep resentment and bitterness amoung those of us who work the desks.
I have NO IDEA how this can be justified. I realize that we are non - union, and thus management will do whatever the hell they want to do, but this is rediculous. I thought Dave's justification for the $6 million dollar bonuses was that management does NOT enjoy seniority protection, that their compensation and job security was tied to performance, and the money was needed to insure the loyalty of our best managers. Apparantly in crew scheduling you can enjoy the perks of management and the security of seniority at the same time. What garbage.
Is this happening anywhere else? I realize that these times have been hard on everybody, I certainly do not want to beat the 'poor me' thing into the ground. But right is right and this is WRONG. We in scheduling certainly do not mind taking our fair share of furloughs, But taking our share and managements share as well has led to a lot of anger as the cuts go deeper and deeper.
I know many of you are in a union, and have complained on this board, with much justfication, about the policies of your union. There have also been those on this board who have questioned the value and need of USAirways' unions. To them, I say look at our department..... look at what can happen when management is allowed to run roughshod over you. You will then understand why so many in this company, weather they love their union or hate it, feel the need for some protection.
This 'employee at will' is going for a walk. Need to blow off some steam......