Won't happen. The people who can't stand it are leaving. The others will take it in the shorts.
Here is a letter from the Narita MEC:
United Airlines yesterday filed another 1113c motion in the United States Bankruptcy Court to REJECT our recently ratified Collective Bargaining Agreement in its entirety. The Company has also stated its intent to file a motion for 1113e Emergency Interim Relief prior to April 28th.
I am writing to you from the April AFA Master Executive Council Meeting.
Let’s kill the rumor mill right now- The discussions between AFA and the Company on Early Out are over. No agreement was reached.
Why should the Company offer an early out when they have successfully created working conditions so onerous that Flight Attendant attrition rates are now at 20-35%?
In the month of February United reported a net LOSS of $291 million dollars, despite ratification of AFA and ALPA concessionary agreements and load factors averaging almost 98%.
Under present management’s “leadership†United has been a sinking ship. Employee concessions have had NO EFFECT on the deteriorating financial condition of United Airlines. It is clear, after 29 months of Bankruptcy Protection, that endless rounds of employee concessions have had, and will have no bearing on the successful reorganization of United Airlines.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
So- what’s the latest AFA campaign? “Give back the Moneyâ€â€¦ To those who voted for concessions- Didn’t you realize when you voted yes, that you were just voting to give United Management another raise? After all, that’s what’s happened every other time we’ve volunteered to give up our wages, benefits, and work rules to line the pockets of United Airlines executives. The Robber Baron greed and hubris of United Senior Management has grown only worse. Notice now that Salaried and Management’s Pensions have suddenly disappeared from the Pension Termination chopping block.
Take a step back and look at the big picture- despite the monumental efforts of the Front Line employees, United is in such sorry condition that the Flight Attendants can come to work for free and United will still not break even. There are only 15,000 United Flight Attendants left- do the math!
For the first time in this roller coaster Bankruptcy the Creditors Committee has expressed “concern†in a letter to the Bankruptcy Court. The Creditors Committee has finally realized something that we have known all along- Current management is incapable of leading United Airlines out of Bankruptcy.
Have we passed the point of no return? United Airlines has lost $10 BILLION dollars since the year 2000. United Airlines lost $2 Billion dollars in 2004 alone. United’s 2005 first quarter results have been disastrous. Where will this end? The recent and evolving comments from CEO Glen Tilton supporting aviation industry consolidation and in support of foreign ownership of US Airlines paint a clear picture: Once United has successfully destroyed the labor agreements and dodged the pension obligations our airline will be ripe for a merger or acquisition.
Despite ratification we once again find ourselves in the same boat as our brothers and sisters at the IAM and AMFA. It is high time that the front line employees of our once great company band together to fight for our collective future.
I wish you all the best of luck! I plan to leave United Airlines soon as I do not see a future with this Company. Those who remain must continue to work for a positive outcome. I can only hope that this debacle has convinced EVERY United Airlines Flight Attendant to FIGHT the latest concessionary demands. Decisions based on fear and compromise will continue to lead us down the path of no return.
Sincerely,
Marc Nisam
Soon-to-be-Ex-President J
AFA Local Executive Council 38
P.O. Box 168
Narita International Airport, Terminal 1
Narita, Japan 282-0011
[email protected]
[email protected]
Office Phone: (81)(0)476-33-8182
Office FAX: (81)(0)476-33-8183
Here is a letter from the Narita MEC:
United Airlines yesterday filed another 1113c motion in the United States Bankruptcy Court to REJECT our recently ratified Collective Bargaining Agreement in its entirety. The Company has also stated its intent to file a motion for 1113e Emergency Interim Relief prior to April 28th.
I am writing to you from the April AFA Master Executive Council Meeting.
Let’s kill the rumor mill right now- The discussions between AFA and the Company on Early Out are over. No agreement was reached.
Why should the Company offer an early out when they have successfully created working conditions so onerous that Flight Attendant attrition rates are now at 20-35%?
In the month of February United reported a net LOSS of $291 million dollars, despite ratification of AFA and ALPA concessionary agreements and load factors averaging almost 98%.
Under present management’s “leadership†United has been a sinking ship. Employee concessions have had NO EFFECT on the deteriorating financial condition of United Airlines. It is clear, after 29 months of Bankruptcy Protection, that endless rounds of employee concessions have had, and will have no bearing on the successful reorganization of United Airlines.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
So- what’s the latest AFA campaign? “Give back the Moneyâ€â€¦ To those who voted for concessions- Didn’t you realize when you voted yes, that you were just voting to give United Management another raise? After all, that’s what’s happened every other time we’ve volunteered to give up our wages, benefits, and work rules to line the pockets of United Airlines executives. The Robber Baron greed and hubris of United Senior Management has grown only worse. Notice now that Salaried and Management’s Pensions have suddenly disappeared from the Pension Termination chopping block.
Take a step back and look at the big picture- despite the monumental efforts of the Front Line employees, United is in such sorry condition that the Flight Attendants can come to work for free and United will still not break even. There are only 15,000 United Flight Attendants left- do the math!
For the first time in this roller coaster Bankruptcy the Creditors Committee has expressed “concern†in a letter to the Bankruptcy Court. The Creditors Committee has finally realized something that we have known all along- Current management is incapable of leading United Airlines out of Bankruptcy.
Have we passed the point of no return? United Airlines has lost $10 BILLION dollars since the year 2000. United Airlines lost $2 Billion dollars in 2004 alone. United’s 2005 first quarter results have been disastrous. Where will this end? The recent and evolving comments from CEO Glen Tilton supporting aviation industry consolidation and in support of foreign ownership of US Airlines paint a clear picture: Once United has successfully destroyed the labor agreements and dodged the pension obligations our airline will be ripe for a merger or acquisition.
Despite ratification we once again find ourselves in the same boat as our brothers and sisters at the IAM and AMFA. It is high time that the front line employees of our once great company band together to fight for our collective future.
I wish you all the best of luck! I plan to leave United Airlines soon as I do not see a future with this Company. Those who remain must continue to work for a positive outcome. I can only hope that this debacle has convinced EVERY United Airlines Flight Attendant to FIGHT the latest concessionary demands. Decisions based on fear and compromise will continue to lead us down the path of no return.
Sincerely,
Marc Nisam
Soon-to-be-Ex-President J
AFA Local Executive Council 38
P.O. Box 168
Narita International Airport, Terminal 1
Narita, Japan 282-0011
[email protected]
[email protected]
Office Phone: (81)(0)476-33-8182
Office FAX: (81)(0)476-33-8183
