Crzipilot
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Nationwide Afa Strike?
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Can't happen.... Short and simple.
Railway Labor Act sets the rules. Each contract would have to be open, all parties released to implement self-help in order to pull this off. Nothing but "pie in the sky" from AFA. Too bad they are wasting time like this, rather than looking for a way to protect wages and benefits, while at the same time realizing the realities of the industry.
Railway Labor Act sets the rules. Each contract would have to be open, all parties released to implement self-help in order to pull this off. Nothing but "pie in the sky" from AFA. Too bad they are wasting time like this, rather than looking for a way to protect wages and benefits, while at the same time realizing the realities of the industry.
Groucho
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Its pretty simple.
If any labor group walks the airline ceases to exist.
Why would anyone want to put any money into an operation that was not operating and had a large group of its employees trying to put it out of business.
The company board dosen't have to worrk about the stockholders they have already been wiped out. Shutting the whole thing down and giving the government back its money is the simple and sane thing to do in this case.
AFA is expressing their deep anger over the situaition, and that's fine. But the fact of the matter is there are many others out there doing the job for much less and the companies, both United and US Airways are out of options.
If any labor group walks the airline ceases to exist.
Why would anyone want to put any money into an operation that was not operating and had a large group of its employees trying to put it out of business.
The company board dosen't have to worrk about the stockholders they have already been wiped out. Shutting the whole thing down and giving the government back its money is the simple and sane thing to do in this case.
AFA is expressing their deep anger over the situaition, and that's fine. But the fact of the matter is there are many others out there doing the job for much less and the companies, both United and US Airways are out of options.
EyeInTheSky
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. What's that old saying: "Strength in numbers"? One thing's for sure; some cataclysmic event is going to have to happen to stop labor's deep decent into the minimum wage abyss. I guess it's time for everyone to put their balls (or boobies) out there man...
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You might call it "Desperate Measures", but in all honesty it's the market responding to the new economics. The American public is now used to getting goods and services for less than ever before.
I recently needed to purchase a new power saw. I went to my local megastore, and compared prices. Sadly, the US made saw cost 3 times the price of the one made in China. I couldn't justify it. I used to be loyal to one airline, to the point that I had made top tier in their FF program. I spent a TON of money. But I didn't see the VALUE in the money I was spending. So now I fly on price. I didn't feel bad last month buying a $144 R/T ticket DTW-FLL. The product isn't worth it anymore. Air Travel is a commodity now. Right now the airlines costs are being driven by something they can't control, fuel prices. So they are looking hard at every cost they can control. As long as people are applying for those $10/hr jobs, supply rules. You can thank China, you can thank NAFTA, you can thank Bill Clinton, and you can thank those who have prevented drilling for oil in Alaska. They've all harmed this industry.
You might call it "Desperate Measures", but in all honesty it's the market responding to the new economics. The American public is now used to getting goods and services for less than ever before.
I recently needed to purchase a new power saw. I went to my local megastore, and compared prices. Sadly, the US made saw cost 3 times the price of the one made in China. I couldn't justify it. I used to be loyal to one airline, to the point that I had made top tier in their FF program. I spent a TON of money. But I didn't see the VALUE in the money I was spending. So now I fly on price. I didn't feel bad last month buying a $144 R/T ticket DTW-FLL. The product isn't worth it anymore. Air Travel is a commodity now. Right now the airlines costs are being driven by something they can't control, fuel prices. So they are looking hard at every cost they can control. As long as people are applying for those $10/hr jobs, supply rules. You can thank China, you can thank NAFTA, you can thank Bill Clinton, and you can thank those who have prevented drilling for oil in Alaska. They've all harmed this industry.
lmao...you are so full of yourself. You didn't feel bad? Once the shakeout is over, the prices ARE going to go back up. Obviously! It's cheaper to fly than drive. It can't sustain itself. You could NEVER, under any circumstance, drive to FLL at that price. Can't wait to see all the trailerparkers come crying when they can't afford to fly and have to rev up the family truckster to get around again. It's time to stop subsidizing LOSERS who care for nothing but their cheap a$$, white-trash family.
7.5victim said:
Cant? Why not? The Railway Labor Act governs relations between airlines and unionized workers. Clearly the process outlined under the RLA has been violated by the courts interference. So far its been confined to threats from the court, unfortunately the unions kept folding, they should have called the courts bluff. This would be a strike of political protest, not just a dispute between one group of workers and one employer. The first thing that the unions must do is just say NO to concessions, then let the courts do what they say they will do, then we shut the whole thing down.
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