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Guarantee they don't come through with our contract because "times are tough".
Besides why would they? We open early talks next year.
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Guarantee they don't come through with our contract because "times are tough".
There you have it, they dont care about the employees, so why should employees care about the company when the choice is between the company and their family?
The company has embarked upon a quest to see how much they can screw their employees and get away with it, why shouldnt the employees do the same to the company?
Get what you can, thats what they are doing. Parents 50th anniversary? Only happens once, cant swap it, then do what you have to. Cant afford to lose even more pay because of the paycuts? Doesnt leave you much choice does it? So odds are calling in sick is the way to go, after all the company doesnt care about you but your parents do. Who should you disappoint, the company that doesnt care about you or your parents?
Mom and Pop stores have a harder time making up for a missing employee. The company fires people everyday and when you complain about the pay they are quick to tell you to quit, they wont miss, you but if you call in sick all of a sudden the fate of the whole company lies on you.
Another thing, rule 32 does reach beyond the employees work life, so if its not their concern then why does the company reserve the right to terminate people for what they do off the job?
Where does it state in the contract that days off cannot be moved for legitimate reasons?So TWAnr,
Let me get this straight. You really want management (whom everyone seems to hate and mistrust) making exceptions to the contract for the purposes of granting “favors†to FA’s in need? I can see the favoritism now and I can see you popping a coronary when you find out who in Crew skd is making those decisions. You obviously have not come to visit us other wise you would not be making that request.
Where does it state in the contract that days off cannot be moved for legitimate reasons?
Most large corporate entities accommodate employees in such matters and as a result enjoy much better employer-employee relations. It is a win win situation for all concerned.
With proper training and guidelines favoritism will not be an issue.
Grow up and quit blaming us for what you hate in your JOB
Garfield1966' date='Oct 31 2005, 10:35 AM' post='317019']
Whether or not the company cares for me is irrelevant. IMO, it is not the companies job to care for me. It is their job to make money. I agreed to come to work for them. Nothing has changed as far as my job requirements are concerned. I knew when I hired on way back when that AA was open 365 days a year IN A ROW. I knew that working operational jobs I would be expected to work any shift, any day of the year and that includes, but is not limited to my birthday, my wife’s birthday, my parents birthday and anniversary, any graduations, baptisms, confirmations, bar-mitzvas or what ever else crops up. I have been give certain opportunities to get out of work such as trade, VC, TL (time card leave) and the like. If I am not able to get off work, then I show up. It’s that simple. My actions are not dependant on the actions of others.
Yes the airlines were always 24 x 7 x 365 opertations but they used to offer more to make up for it.
The current process for moving AVBL days is flawed already.
Skymess' situation is a perfect example of a legitimate need, a medical appointment that had to be made months in advance and which is not easily changed or rescheduled.Please define "a legitimate reason" that can be applied to all situations. For application purposes, I need to know conditions under which I must apply this rule, any time lines which apply to your rule ...
The view would be that anyone who have 3 months fo figure out how to get the day off had more than ample opportunity to get the day off without an exception being made.
According to the union, AA is responsible for the costs associated with printing and distributing the new contract. Well, they are really taking their time and I can only assume being really through with it. It is almost 2006 and we still don't have the 2003 contract. Maybe former ModerAAter can get them to hurry up over there at HDQ.
There is a process. Just as I knew there was. If it needs to be tweaked with an LOA, so be it.
Skymess' situation is a perfect example of a legitimate need, a medical appointment that had to be made months in advance and which is not easily changed or rescheduled.
By the way, just because Skymess knew of it three months in advance does not mean that Skymess could hold an AVBL line that accommodates that need.
There is a process. Just as I knew there was. If it needs to be tweaked with an LOA, so be it.
Skymess' situation is a perfect example of a legitimate need, a medical appointment that had to be made months in advance and which is not easily changed or rescheduled.
By the way, just because Skymess knew of it three months in advance does not mean that Skymess could hold an AVBL line that accommodates that need.