NEW WORK RULES WORSE THAN SALARY CUTS AT AA?
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By DAVID KESMODEL, Scripps Howard News Service
(May 7, 2003 3:03 p.m. EDT) - United Airlines'' new labor contracts don''t just cut pay and benefits. They overhaul employee-friendly work rules that helped draw workers to the giant carrier and keep them.
Gone is a rule limiting pilots to 81 hours of domestic flying each month. Gone is an edict that only licensed mechanics can guide jets away from gates. Gone is a guarantee that flight attendants will stay at plush downtown hotels during long layovers.
Chicago-based United, operating under bankruptcy-court protection, said it needed sweeping changes to the work rules to boost productivity and have a chance to return to financial health.............>
http://www.nandotimes.com/business/story/8...p-6140313c.html
(May 7, 2003 3:03 p.m. EDT) - United Airlines'' new labor contracts don''t just cut pay and benefits. They overhaul employee-friendly work rules that helped draw workers to the giant carrier and keep them.
Gone is a rule limiting pilots to 81 hours of domestic flying each month. Gone is an edict that only licensed mechanics can guide jets away from gates. Gone is a guarantee that flight attendants will stay at plush downtown hotels during long layovers.
Chicago-based United, operating under bankruptcy-court protection, said it needed sweeping changes to the work rules to boost productivity and have a chance to return to financial health.............>
http://www.nandotimes.com/business/story/8...p-6140313c.html
While speaking to former colleagues at UAL, I''ve learned from them that the IAM gave back less in salary, but more in work rule changes than the TWU at AMR.
Being that UAL faced the judge, and AMR waits for another day, just wondering what''s ahead.
Being that UAL faced the judge, and AMR waits for another day, just wondering what''s ahead.
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On 5/10/2003 10:44:57 AM FA Mikey wrote:
Even so AA f/as will still be paid more than the UAL f/as. United f/as will also be contributing up to 20% of the cost to their medical plans. The grass is not any greener over there.
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And do you know what our medical costs are going to be come January? I don''t, but a increase is in the works.On 5/10/2003 10:44:57 AM FA Mikey wrote:
Even so AA f/as will still be paid more than the UAL f/as. United f/as will also be contributing up to 20% of the cost to their medical plans. The grass is not any greener over there.
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