As a union member and employee for many years I wonder is this the nail in the coffin of USAirways? Ok, lets all agree that management throughout many years has made many mistakes and blunders. We were not ready for deregulation and did not react properly to market forces but the fact remains that when it was obvious to everyone that the unions had to sit down with management and reduce the CSM (cost per seat mile) to an acceptable level we took years to do it. It was right there in front of us. Ok, each union leader has a responsibility to their members to get the best deal they can, but constant fighting and bickering through years of losses can never get the best deal because the tremendous losses eventually affect what the company can finally agree to. But that is history.
Finally when the last chance to make a few measly dollars (the Christmas season) rolled around our AFA leadership is nowhere to be found and neither are those that represent the Utility workers and Ramp Agents in PHL. Oh we hear from Teddy with her constant rant about how this is Management’s fault. Gee, they should have staffed for this. They always get increased sick calls over the holidays.
Well if this is not sanctioning these additional calls then what is. Statistically people do not get more sick on a particular holiday and less sick at other times across the nation. They just get less inclined to report for work when they are scheduled. Union leadership should have been in there trying to alleviate the problem by getting the word out to their members to get to work if at all possible. Additionally they should have been flying themselves, and the same goes for the other offending Unions.
First, abuse of sick time is morally wrong and is also a crime. Yes it is a criminal offense to take a day or several days wages when one is not sick. Doing it at the expense of our customers is inexcusable and will likely not ever be forgotten by them. And doing it at a time that it might lead to the Company’s demise is also reprehensible to the other employees that are doing their job, and to the stockholders.
Well maybe bad management made us weak prior to 9-11, and the 9-11 terrorists really hurt us and the entire industry badly but the final nail in the coffin may be our own employees that were not sick and just decided they didn’t want to work. I think they are the real terrorists. Any union official that doesn’t understand this is a far worse leader than any of the people in management that they constantly criticize.
Finally when the last chance to make a few measly dollars (the Christmas season) rolled around our AFA leadership is nowhere to be found and neither are those that represent the Utility workers and Ramp Agents in PHL. Oh we hear from Teddy with her constant rant about how this is Management’s fault. Gee, they should have staffed for this. They always get increased sick calls over the holidays.
Well if this is not sanctioning these additional calls then what is. Statistically people do not get more sick on a particular holiday and less sick at other times across the nation. They just get less inclined to report for work when they are scheduled. Union leadership should have been in there trying to alleviate the problem by getting the word out to their members to get to work if at all possible. Additionally they should have been flying themselves, and the same goes for the other offending Unions.
First, abuse of sick time is morally wrong and is also a crime. Yes it is a criminal offense to take a day or several days wages when one is not sick. Doing it at the expense of our customers is inexcusable and will likely not ever be forgotten by them. And doing it at a time that it might lead to the Company’s demise is also reprehensible to the other employees that are doing their job, and to the stockholders.
Well maybe bad management made us weak prior to 9-11, and the 9-11 terrorists really hurt us and the entire industry badly but the final nail in the coffin may be our own employees that were not sick and just decided they didn’t want to work. I think they are the real terrorists. Any union official that doesn’t understand this is a far worse leader than any of the people in management that they constantly criticize.
