qwerty,Sep 30 2005, 03:08 AM]
With no contract, NW doesn't need a sick out to fire you, any reason will do. Your employment is at the will, i.e. the sole discretion of your employer.
But the FAs have a contract, plus if the company has a policy they have to follow it and different states have different laws which may apply.
The FA's are making threats to act before abrogation, and because a bankruptcy judge (especially a New York judge) will not tolerate a vendor failing to live up to a valid agreement, you are really rolling the dice. At that point he/she'll probably throw you in jail.
No, they dont bother to do that anymore because it just makes martyrs out of them. Could you see mom being hauled of to jail with her crying children filling TV sets across the nation on the six O'clock news because she participating in a job action to prevent the company from slashing her pay at a time of rapid inflation and soaring energy costs?Especially when they cite the facts that the executives have lined their pockets?
While this may not be a pro-union nation most people are disgusted at the inequity and arrogance being displayed by many corporate leaders. Leaders who reward themselves very well while their companies flounder. As the winter sets in and people see their disposable income being absorbed by the double whammy of soaring enegy costs and inflation they will become more sympathetic to union workers fighting against paycuts.
The fact is discontent will rise and unless Bush gets another attack upon American soil to try and play the fear card again the anger will be directed towards him and his "base".
AFTER abrogation you can do whatever you want, and frankly I'd like to see that. Maybe since the AFMA did so well you'll get everything you want.
Well so far we have not seen a judge abrogate ANY contract. So far they only put in temporary cuts and thats because the unions involved indicated that they would not strike.
With no contract, NW doesn't need a sick out to fire you, any reason will do. Your employment is at the will, i.e. the sole discretion of your employer.
But the FAs have a contract, plus if the company has a policy they have to follow it and different states have different laws which may apply.
The FA's are making threats to act before abrogation, and because a bankruptcy judge (especially a New York judge) will not tolerate a vendor failing to live up to a valid agreement, you are really rolling the dice. At that point he/she'll probably throw you in jail.
No, they dont bother to do that anymore because it just makes martyrs out of them. Could you see mom being hauled of to jail with her crying children filling TV sets across the nation on the six O'clock news because she participating in a job action to prevent the company from slashing her pay at a time of rapid inflation and soaring energy costs?Especially when they cite the facts that the executives have lined their pockets?
While this may not be a pro-union nation most people are disgusted at the inequity and arrogance being displayed by many corporate leaders. Leaders who reward themselves very well while their companies flounder. As the winter sets in and people see their disposable income being absorbed by the double whammy of soaring enegy costs and inflation they will become more sympathetic to union workers fighting against paycuts.
The fact is discontent will rise and unless Bush gets another attack upon American soil to try and play the fear card again the anger will be directed towards him and his "base".
AFTER abrogation you can do whatever you want, and frankly I'd like to see that. Maybe since the AFMA did so well you'll get everything you want.
Well so far we have not seen a judge abrogate ANY contract. So far they only put in temporary cuts and thats because the unions involved indicated that they would not strike.
