August 7, 2006
This is MEC Chairman Jack Stephan with a US Airways MEC update for Monday, August 7th, with one new item.
Tomorrow, management will start coming into the crew rooms to preach about their new campaign, "I make US fly." They'll be handing out packets to crews that will include an "I make US Fly" pin and lanyard and they will want to discuss how US Airways is being reinvented as a “business casual airline.†To quote management, what they feel our customers want is for us to be "honest, fair and treat them with respect." After our recent talks at the negotiating table, we are not exactly sure what they mean by that.
I'm asking all pilots in solidarity--and in a show of protest--to hand back the "I make US fly" pins and lanyards, and promptly deliver the following message to management personnel and to Mr. Parker: "We have had enough corporate make-overs, slogans and cost-neutral proclamations. We expect a fair contract, not bottom-of-the-barrel wages. We know who makes US Airways fly."
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind all pilots that the Strike Prep Committee's on line volunteer recruitment form is available for all pilots who want to be recognized at the bargaining table for "Making Us Fly". Use the new online volunteer recruitment form that you can reach by clicking on the new Uncle Sam icon on the left hand side of pilots only web site home page, adjacent to the current code-a-phone.
Please remember we still have 1,594 pilots on furlough with 178 pilots working at Jets for Jobs carriers. We will update these numbers.
Fly safe and thank you for listening
This is MEC Chairman Jack Stephan with a US Airways MEC update for Monday, August 7th, with one new item.
Tomorrow, management will start coming into the crew rooms to preach about their new campaign, "I make US fly." They'll be handing out packets to crews that will include an "I make US Fly" pin and lanyard and they will want to discuss how US Airways is being reinvented as a “business casual airline.†To quote management, what they feel our customers want is for us to be "honest, fair and treat them with respect." After our recent talks at the negotiating table, we are not exactly sure what they mean by that.
I'm asking all pilots in solidarity--and in a show of protest--to hand back the "I make US fly" pins and lanyards, and promptly deliver the following message to management personnel and to Mr. Parker: "We have had enough corporate make-overs, slogans and cost-neutral proclamations. We expect a fair contract, not bottom-of-the-barrel wages. We know who makes US Airways fly."
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind all pilots that the Strike Prep Committee's on line volunteer recruitment form is available for all pilots who want to be recognized at the bargaining table for "Making Us Fly". Use the new online volunteer recruitment form that you can reach by clicking on the new Uncle Sam icon on the left hand side of pilots only web site home page, adjacent to the current code-a-phone.
Please remember we still have 1,594 pilots on furlough with 178 pilots working at Jets for Jobs carriers. We will update these numbers.
Fly safe and thank you for listening
