AA's Plan

[tech2101]

History at AA has shown that trading pay for jobs hasn't been very successful. Perhaps it's time to trade a few jobs for some opportunity at better pay for those who remain.

Paycuts do not save jobs in the long term (at any airline). All they do is prolong the pain. Save the best jobs you can at UPS/SWA/FEDEX wages and if you are laid off, at least you have something worth returning too.

 

[TWU informer]

NEW YORK - On Tuesday, American Airlines chief restructuring officer Beverly Goulet described American's pre-bankruptcy strategy - try to get the best labor deals it could and hope other airlines' costs catch up - as the "limp-along" strategy.

American's senior vice president of human resources, Jeff Brundage, confirmed that term, and threw out another phrase to describe the carrier's unsuccessful approach: "Kick the can."

He was describing how American tried to get new union contracts while addressing a cost disadvantage it saw with other airlines that had gone through bankruptcy in the previous decade.

Testifying in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Brundage said that former chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey's instructions were clear: get the best deal possible and keep American out of bankruptcy court.

Arpey resigned the evening of Nov. 28 as the board of directors voted to file bankruptcy papers, a filing which happened the next morning.

Arpey was replaced by American's president, Tom Horton. Brundage said Horton's instructions were to do "what is necessary for the success of the company."

And never forget, these are the same Executives that were paid bonus awards while employees worked under concessions, while management kept giving the excuse that these were superior beings with talent that AA could not afford to lose.

Yet they failed to comply and obtain what was instructed then and it appears even still now.

WOW!

Talk about forked tongue.

 

[wrencher]

And never forget, these are the same Executives that were paid bonus awards while employees worked under concessions, while management kept giving the excuse that these were superior beings with talent that AA could not afford to lose.

Yet they failed to comply and obtain what was instructed then and it appears even still now.

WOW!

Talk about forked tongue.

ITS TIME FOR A JOB ACTION FOLKS. IF nothing else we put Little and company in jail while we work w/ US AIR.

 

[Buck]

ITS TIME FOR A JOB ACTION FOLKS. IF nothing else we put Little and company in jail while we work w/ US AIR.

No Wild Kitten strikes allowed..
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