The Dissident said:
I have heard there was a town hall meeting in Tulsa on wednesday on the state of the company and they are setting us up for mre cuts in bennies. Since United just dumped their pension get ready for AA to attempt the same to stave off bankruptcy.
NO MORE CUTS!!!!!!!!!!!! Its about time that management is cut severely or shrink the airline to profitability. They either have to pay us to work on the planes or lay us off . Not pay us less. But Im sure the twu will do their part in degrading our profession again to ensure the flow of dues into their coffers.
Maybe this time those spineless yes voters will see the error of their ways and stand up for the rest of the profession.
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It is not only the company that is threatening us.
During a CI meeting not too long ago something really interesting happened.
Management did not use threats.
It was a union representative that spoke extensively.
He said that if this program does not work our pension will disappear and even told us that we only have a year to fix things or the base will be closed.
The fact that amazed and surprised everyone the most, was his tone and demeanor towards us and towards the middle management people that were present.
This person gave the strong impression that he was almost starstruck by the fact that he was sharing the podium with some upper management people.
He went out of his way to verbally and physically demonstrate to management that he was in their corner.
At the same time he treated his fellow workers with disdain.
He talked down to them and berated them.
People were/are very very upset with this individual.
To quote a long time TWU shop steward:
" I have been involved with unions for 35 years now, at three different employers, and never have I been talked to like this, from anybody but management.
Mr ............( upper management), did not have to say anything since they union representative practically read his speech for him.
I wonder which company job that jerk is shooting for".
It seems that the strongest allies to some very incompetent management people are union officials with an agenda of their own.
Most people believe that headquarters, must not know how incompetent management at the base is.
The good old boy network is alive and well and provides the only avenue available to a middle or upper management job.
The more incompetent you are (and thus less threatening) the easier it is to climb up the corporate ladder.
Now we have a situation where union representatives do not try to expose these people. Instead they are helping them.
If this CI program becomes successful it will be a slap in the face of all middle and upper management.
Why? Because it would succeed implementing all our ideas.
The same ideas that management has rejected during the 25 years that I have been around this place.
