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Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson is a Republican who only takes the side of the American Airlines executives with their corrupt lavish lifestyles and the employees of American be damned.  

She has NEVER been an advocate for the working class.

ContUNITEus, on 25 January 2012 - 06:26 PM, said:

As a Phoenix based FA, I can tell you that a "Yes" vote will not come without intense scrutiny of the TA from the majority of Phoenix-based FAs.  

You need to realise that 67% of the Phoenix based FA workgroup is topped out on the payscale (this figure was obtained directly from our MEC).   That 67% is just a tiny fraction lower in payrates as our topped out DCA, PHL and CLT based counterparts.  However, we have better vacation, 100% deadhead and cancellation pay, flexibility as blockholders, and most important - better insurance.  All of these I mentioned have been rumored to be compromised in the upcoming TA to bring better pay.   The devil will be in the details once a TA is presented.

If all those things mentioned (vacation, insurance, etc.) are reduced or reformed to supplement a higher payscale, then the 67% of us on the west that are topped out will probably not see payraises when you subtract the monetary amount of what we will be LOSING in those prior contractual benefits.

To say that a "YES" vote would automatically come from the West side is just wrong.  It may happen with our more junior members (the other 33%), but it certainly won't come from the majority of the senior members who may be asked to give up A LOT to support payraises for the more junior membership.  I, personally, am in that top 67% of topped out Flight Attendants in Phoenix.  After the TA is presented, I am going to go through it with a fine tooth comb to see if any pay increases were subsidized by loss in vacation time, cost of insurance and dimishment of benefits....and how much that is going to cost me personally vs. how much I am "supposed" to be gaining.

Trust me, if there is any compromise incurred by our top 67% to justify a pay increase I will be at every road show, on every chat board and any other means of communication available to shout it from the rooftops.

A "YES" vote from Phoenix will not come easy if the senior blockholders like myself have to sacrifice to bring junior payscales up.  It just won't happen.  Please don't take this as a "throw junior FAs under the bus" type of view.  We all deserve pay increases and better workrules, from the most junior to the most senior.  However one group should not be asked or required to give up for the benefit of another.

AAviator, on 10 December 2011 - 10:42 AM, said:

   *sniff sniff*

   "WHOOOO!"  "Was that you Fido?"

   "Better get the paint scraper, because that canine flatulence is a sure sign that this merger between US and AA is a DONE DEAL!!"

crazystnic, on 11 December 2011 - 08:25 AM, said:

The reason you guys are in a bad position falls squarely at the feet of the East membership.  Does your group not accept responsibility for anything??

You've failed.  Time and time again.  Swallow your damn pride, learn from your mistakes and proceed to move forward for crying out loud.

And stop blaming others for the shortcomings that USAPA created since it's corrupt inception.