Sorry USA320 but to just roll over and hand someone your wallet isn't the answer. I am sure in your travels you ahve seen many examples of where the company wastes money, yet you want me to continue to fund that waste through concessions? Not going to happen.
I may not agree with the union metal heads on here very often, but in this case I do feel that they have a valid point to take a hard stance against the company. Imagine you are a mechanic and you and your counterparts have been able to identify 80-100 million dollars worth of cost savings to the company. You put together a presentation and take it to the CEO and the Chariman of the Board. Even if the numbers were skewd in the IAM's favor, there is still a cost savings factor that they have been able to identify, but it falls on deaf ears cause it doesn't fit the plan. Well shouldn't the plan be changed to fit the new factors that were brought to light? Should the IAM be asked to fork over their wallets to still fund this 80-100 million dollar loss in their department, especially givent the blatant contract violation with the Airbus S check issue.
What if ALPA had recommendations to the company for 80-100 million in cost savings. What if the company brushed those recommendations aside with a cordial Thanks, but we still want your wallet. Would you be as eager to roll over?
Personally, if the company did everything in their power to reduce costs as much as possible, if they did everything to raise revenue, utilized every item in every contract that they negotiated - and we were still not profitable, then I would be willing to sit down and discuss what I can do to help. If they have taken every step to ensure that they were going to minimize the effect on me, my pay and my benefits, then lets talk. Instead the employees become the quick fix.
Dave first talked about "the plan" and the need for concession in Nov 2003. It is now April 2004. What has Dave and company done in 5 months to reduce costs? What have they done in 5 months to bridge a gap with employees? What have they done to change our business model? What have we done as a competitive response to WN (besides add service)? 5 months of the same rhetoric and employee bashing, but nothing has changed. What is holding them back? What sections of your contract are stopping them from rolling PHL, righting the fare structure, changing the web, scheduling crews and airplanes more efficiently?
Sorry USA320, but as much as I love my company and my job, I am not willing ot open my wallet to another round of concessions until someone shows me that this will not be business as usual and I am not going to leave.
I may not agree with the union metal heads on here very often, but in this case I do feel that they have a valid point to take a hard stance against the company. Imagine you are a mechanic and you and your counterparts have been able to identify 80-100 million dollars worth of cost savings to the company. You put together a presentation and take it to the CEO and the Chariman of the Board. Even if the numbers were skewd in the IAM's favor, there is still a cost savings factor that they have been able to identify, but it falls on deaf ears cause it doesn't fit the plan. Well shouldn't the plan be changed to fit the new factors that were brought to light? Should the IAM be asked to fork over their wallets to still fund this 80-100 million dollar loss in their department, especially givent the blatant contract violation with the Airbus S check issue.
What if ALPA had recommendations to the company for 80-100 million in cost savings. What if the company brushed those recommendations aside with a cordial Thanks, but we still want your wallet. Would you be as eager to roll over?
Personally, if the company did everything in their power to reduce costs as much as possible, if they did everything to raise revenue, utilized every item in every contract that they negotiated - and we were still not profitable, then I would be willing to sit down and discuss what I can do to help. If they have taken every step to ensure that they were going to minimize the effect on me, my pay and my benefits, then lets talk. Instead the employees become the quick fix.
Dave first talked about "the plan" and the need for concession in Nov 2003. It is now April 2004. What has Dave and company done in 5 months to reduce costs? What have they done in 5 months to bridge a gap with employees? What have they done to change our business model? What have we done as a competitive response to WN (besides add service)? 5 months of the same rhetoric and employee bashing, but nothing has changed. What is holding them back? What sections of your contract are stopping them from rolling PHL, righting the fare structure, changing the web, scheduling crews and airplanes more efficiently?
Sorry USA320, but as much as I love my company and my job, I am not willing ot open my wallet to another round of concessions until someone shows me that this will not be business as usual and I am not going to leave.
