WeAAsles
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- Oct 20, 2007
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There's nothing we can do in preventing the company on how best to run their operation when it comes to what cities they decide to support and fly to. PHX unfortunately is the city that all the analysts have focused on to maybe be downgraded and have flights shifted away from? Lots of factors can still play into that though? I keep seeing these "no furlough" clauses coming up in new contracts and I think people could be lulling themselves into a false sense of security that that means they won't have to move. Those no furlough clauses only mean that you will be guaranteed a job with exercising a moving option to keep a job somewhere in the system. Some cities may have to take an influx of more people than they really need if the company doesn't offer a buyout to mitigate those numbers? I think in time they will though IMO?Jester said:Yes, I completely agree, as I would like to see some "claw back" of outsourced stations back under the scope, and not lose any current ones. In addition, much of my support will be based upon the language of recall rights, as I think PHX might be on the chopping block. I know many furloughed full-time LAS guys who would like to see preference in full-time openings in their home station under a JCBA instead of it simply being Date-of-Hire system wide, so protective language would be also helpful for those in PHX, as well.
I'd like to see our $12,500 (TWU) special moving allowance be put back in place at least for any damage that may occur when the company makes the changes I'm sure they have on the drawing board for the full merger synergies. The company just paying for someone's move doesn't mitigate all the extra costs that exist especially if someone decides to uproot their entire family. That 8 grand after taxes was a tremendous help.
Anyway for now don't listen to anyone who tells you for a fact that they know what's going to happen. All they're doing is blowing smoke up your arse since our guys haven't even sat down at the table with the company yet. Those people selling the doom and gloom have other agendas. And those agendas have nothing to do with reality or what the truth is eventually going to play out.