ClueByFour
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- Aug 20, 2002
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Grented, I've only flown about 10-12 domestic segments this year, of which one (PIT-MDT on a Tuesday night) had empty F seats.
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That is absolutely stupid to think a flight attendant would do that.CaptBud330 said:On another occasion, I personally asked the flight attendents to help clean the cabin because we were way behind schedule. If we all pitched in, our customers would make their connections. The Flight Attendants refused and sat in the back of the plane reading while a sole utility man and I cleaned the 757.
I watched this exact same scenerio play out at Eastern airlines. Helped a guy throw a bag one evening and got chewed out over it. I surely don't know what the answer is, but you can bet we will not last at our current rate of losses. I for one am not interested in having my pay and benefits reduced again. I work 33% more than I did 15 years ago for less pay. Flight crew "soft time" is down from 20% to the 5% range. Our reserve system is somewhat padded (in their opinion) but they still manage to run out of crews every month.PITbull said:USA330,
The point is you were doing his job. Grievance was rightly filed. Just as you would not want someone doing your job or having your job outsourced to the regionals, it runs along the same line. Respect each others jobs, honor their contract. We have 32 stations that we assist in cleaning, we honor our contract, and others.
Mmmm.....Would you be willing to accept HP's wage structure?OldGuyinPA said:Art at ISP as usual is right on. Our fares are a joke...
David and his motley crew just don't get it. America West obviously does.
....ask yourself the same question Itrader !! If the answer is No ?? Then you know how we feel as a group..and what our answer is to your stupid management serving question!! We are not the ones that put U in the shape it's in..your type is !!ITRADE said:Mmmm.....Would you be willing to accept HP's wage structure?OldGuyinPA said:Art at ISP as usual is right on. Our fares are a joke...
David and his motley crew just don't get it. America West obviously does.
We are just about at the America West wage structure.ITRADE said:Mmmm.....Would you be willing to accept HP's wage structure?OldGuyinPA said:Art at ISP as usual is right on. Our fares are a joke...
David and his motley crew just don't get it. America West obviously does.
I stand by my post. Most of the tasks you mention are done under your FAA license. As a licensed FAA mechanic, you cannot be quickly replaced by the company by anyone walking in off the street. Sorry, but utility can. In fact, I worked for 10 years for an "absorbed" airline that managed to keep their airplanes cleaned WITHOUT union utility workers. In fact, they were contract workers at every station and they did a marvelous job. The only line cleaning done by employees was done on overnights by customer service agents!700UW said:NYBUSDRIVER, as a former Utility who went and got his A&P, I think you need to walk a mile in a utility person's shoes before you spout off.
Do you have hazard waste training?
Do you have infectous and communicable disease training?
Ever clean up after someone puking or get stuck in the hand with a used needle?
Ever crawl into a fuel tank to clean it up?
Ever crawl into the hellhole and clean up a skydrol leak?
Ever clean was an airplane when it is almost freezing or 90 degress outside dressed in full hazmat suits?
Ever get spilled on when dumping a lavatory goes aray?
As a former unlicensed not licensed employee I have learned not to throw stones at others, you want to talk about responsiblity?
You fly a plane from PIT-PHL, or shall I say you takeoff using autothrottle and then the autopilot flies the plane to PHL and then you let the computer autoland it.
I remove and replace a part on the very same airplane, I am responsible for that repair until someone elses replaces it. That could be one hour or five years. Now who has more responsibility?
Like many people have said before in life, if you live in a glass house, you should not throw stones.