Us Airways Flight Attendants' Decision

[700UW]

WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Airways Master Executive Council of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO has not reached a decision on whether to engage in a third round of concessionary negotiations with the airline. That decision has been deferred while the union's outside financial advisors analyze US Airways' financial documents and transition plan.

In April, AFA conducted a membership poll that showed that 83 percent of the US Airways flight attendants polled believed the union should not engage in negotiations until AFA has received a complete proposal from the company, along with a detailed business plan and management's level of participation in concessions.

"AFA does not believe the majority of flight attendants at US Airways are of the same opinion as those based in Pittsburgh, and the overall poll results clearly show that to be the case," said AFA US Airways MEC President Perry Hayes. "The results of the poll posted on the Pittsburgh local council website are significantly different from the results in the other bases. By only looking at one segment of the numbers, it's easy to provide an inaccurate snapshot of the feelings of the US Airways flight attendants as a whole."

Recent articles have incorrectly characterized information posted on the Pittsburgh local council's website as the official position of the MEC. Hayes is the spokesperson for AFA at US Airways and any comments made by another individual, including local presidents, are an expression of that individual's opinion and not necessarily reflective of the MEC's decisions.

More than 45,000 flight attendants, including the 5,200 flight attendants at US Airways, join together to form AFA, the world's largest flight attendant union. AFA is part of the 700,000 member strong Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO.

Source: Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

 

[ITRADE]

Hahahaha.....Poor Teddy.

 

[Fly]

So let's get this straight:

In April, AFA conducted a membership poll that showed that 83 percent of the US Airways flight attendants polled believed the union should not engage in negotiations until AFA has received a complete proposal from the company

and this one:

"AFA does not believe the majority of flight attendants at US Airways are of the same opinion as those based in Pittsburgh, and the overall poll results clearly show that to be the case,

Huh? 83% say that flight attendants should NOT engage in negotiations but the AFA says they're bluffing?? :blink: Go AFA :down:

 

[ITRADE]

Nice highlight, but missing the salient statement - " until AFA has received a complete proposal from the company."

 

[Fly]

Wow, it's a habit with you. Re-read my post. Sure enough, I left that part in.

 

[ITRADE]

Right, but your highlighting clearly implied that there would be no negotiations whatsoever. In fact, you restated as follows: "say that flight attendants should NOT engage in negotiations but the AFA says they're bluffing??" Reread your own quote and misattribution; the negotiation issues reference without a full proposal.

 

[Fly]

Maybe that's how republicans read :blink: (I tend to read the entire sentence, but that's me )

 

[ITRADE]

Maybe that's how republicans read :blink: (I tend to read the entire sentence, but that's me

Please. I'm not going to engage in your partisan psycho-babble.

Again, you wrote, "83% say that flight attendants should NOT engage in negotiations" and then concluded the sentence. That is not the following of the remainder of the sentence.

 

[BillLumbergh]

Topic drift - already.

 

[Fly]

Fly Posted: May 26 2004, 02:36 PM
So let's get this straight:
QUOTE
In April, AFA conducted a membership poll that showed that 83 percent of the US Airways flight attendants polled believed the union should not engage in negotiations until AFA has received a complete proposal from the company

and this one:
QUOTE
"AFA does not believe the majority of flight attendants at US Airways are of the same opinion as those based in Pittsburgh, and the overall poll results clearly show that to be the case,

Huh? 83% say that flight attendants should NOT engage in negotiations but the AFA says they're bluffing?? Go AFA

Nope....I see the entire sentence.

 

[The Truth]

"The results of the poll posted on the Pittsburgh local council website are significantly different from the results in the other bases.

Teddy Xidas should recognize that her scientific poll don’t represent the majority of AFA. She crossed the line with her comments and the union publicly reprimanded her with a press release. It just shows that one should not believe everything that they read from a certain local AFA President.

 

[ITRADE]

You're according it extra weight because you called it "scientific."

Shame on you.

 

[TheX]

Amazing that this threasd wasn't first posted by PitBull herself as she's always the first one to post any press release that references the PIT AFA LEC president.

Things that make you go hmmmm.

 

[pitguy]

Teddy represents PIT F/A's and now she knows how they feel and she knows how to vote to represent them. The problem with a lot of politicians is they don't know or don't care how the people they represent feel and they just do what they want. Looks to me like she is doing her job and doing it damn well. So freak out why don't ya!

 

[cavalier]

Teddy represents PIT F/A's and now she knows how they feel and she knows how to vote to represent them. The problem with a lot of politicians is they don't know or don't care how the people they represent feel and they just do what they want. Looks to me like she is doing her job and doing it damn well. So freak out why don't ya!

Leaders are always the ones taking it from all sides because one person can never please everyone. Teddy does her job well and why management loves to hate her trying to twist reality and making her look like the bad guy when a big mirror is what they need.