phl reserves!

[beachboy]

Hey there Mr! You were one of my favorites to fly with! Honestly, you want this back in this condition? Year after year after year with no movement to anything better. We used to decorate the bev carts with lights and garland! We had a blast on holiday trips. But after so many year it's like you want to be home for at least a few holidays. Enough.

 

[freedom]

Hey , i've always wanted to know , how many reserves are there at us airways ?

 

[beachboy]

About 1000-1200 total. It's 18-20% of the total group on any given month. Like that song. Welcome to the Hotel California. 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' "You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!'

 

[SKY HIGH]

What I don't want to do is work every holiday, every year for the rest of my career. We should also be well-compensated for working major holidays. We should get at least 200 extra dollars on our paychecks, if not more depending on how many hours we fly. Also, since the company considers December 24th and 25th as holidays then we should get our extra holiday pay for both days. Same goes for Dec. 31st and Jan. 1st.

sky high states: The Solution to the problem is within your statement. (well compensated) HOLIDAY PAY. It guarantees coverage and if it's lucrative enough, senior F/A's will come out to work. Until then, hopefully management will over schedule labor to prevent another PHL meltdown. And, that's being proactive.


only stating opinions

 

[galley princess]

That's interesting. You have AFA negotiating outside a contract for an exit package for +15 year flight attendants, why not negotiate for a holiday bonus pay for flight attendants working Christmas this year? I know, the accountants from hell that currently serve as management would initially shriek, but it actually makes more sense and would be more effective than the threatening emails. Historically Us cancels over a hundred flights every Christmas due to crew shortages. One could argue that this year has a perfect storm in the making: new agents in PHL that make $9/hr, reserves that are starting to question their future and due to the matrix last year, mid senior flight attendants without Christmas vacation. Without a history of excessive sick calls and in possession of a doctor's note, what really prevents them from deciding this is the year? What I have wondered for years is how US has never been outed for the fact that meltdowns occur EVERY Christmas, and have for the last 15-20 years? Would you trust US with your holiday? Do you recomend US to your loved ones or do you intervene before they book?

Obviously the bonus would have to be significant, but we all know that the senior mamas are a very money driven bunch. I would really like to see Mr. Flores comment on this. At the very least an attempt should be made. I'm tired of working a transatlantic with 5 people on Christmas day. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[FlyGuyBWI]

Should be an interesting holiday season!

 

[Twicebaked]

Those of us who were in line mtc and stores worked many a holiday, mtc does not shutdown because it is a holiday.

I worked many a x-mas and thanksgiving, part of the job as how your days off and vacation fell according to your seniority.

You won't find any sympathy from me on this issue.

I guess 9/11, fuel increases and two bankruptcies mean nothing to you.

You also went HOME after your shift now didn't you?

Not the same thing?

Didn't you quit? Why are you still one here anyway?

 

[etops1]

You also went HOME after your shift now didn't you?

Not the same thing?

Didn't you quit? Why are you still one here anyway?

cause he dosen't have freakin life.

 

[700UW]

Arent you off thanksgiving since you have to cook for Kirby?

Last time I checked ANYONE can post here.

 

[beachboy]

Answer the questions 700. Did you not get to go home after your shift? Mechanics, crew schedulers, managers, gate agents, ect. They get to at least some point during that holiday see their family and have a bite to eat. It might not be during the feast but they can at least have a moment with them. Pilot and Flight Attendants don't a lot of times. It's a sacrifice I make year after year. How many years does this place think is acceptable because it's shameful.

 

[700UW]

lets see, if I worked overtime I did not go home after my shift.

Mostly worked second and third shift.

And like someone said, when you took the job you knew weekends and holidays are part of the job.

A real sacrifice is being in Iraq or Afghanistan and away from your family at the holidays.

 

[etops1]

this was the reply i got from mike finn after i e-mailed him on the situation .
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" i went back and looked at the lines for PHL and found that 27 of the MXD lines (7.8% of the total number of lines) were built with Christmas off. They may not be involiable, but they are built with the day off. The Spanish, French and Dutch LODO lines were not built with a day off on Christmas, however the German and Italian were. With respect to the other bases, this falls right in line with the others. BOS actually had the least with 4.7% and CLT had the most with 10.6%. We are always cautious with the holidays as the load factor and the public eye is at it's peak. Although I am sure that the Flight Attendants would love to see more lines with Christmas off, I don't see the reserve lines as being egregious.

If I am looking at something different than you, please let me know."

Regards,
Mike




and 700 ...you know what? no comment. have a good holiday.

 

[beachboy]

Excuse me? Paging John McCorkle. Where are you? Not so much as an word and bidding closes the 21st. OK, first we have established past practice on this issue. The fact is Mr. Finn, that every other base except Philadelphia got either Christmas Day or Christmas Eve INV. There was at least one person or two. A few bases even got both Mr. Finn. And your right etops it is egregious and to my understanding was an issue brought up by AFA early on bu certain people. They told them one thing and did another as usual. Why oh why I ask you is this acceptable? What a lame response from a scheduling director that hows his butt in Envoy because he didn't pay for an upgrade and throws a hissy to get his family upgraded free. He generally loathes flight attendants and it shows.
Mr. McCorckle, it's a little late now but ay comments from you would be appreciated.
Bottom line folks. OFF days mean crap! INV days mean they can't assign you into them. You are protected. So what Mike you built OFF days, only to be taken away at the last min? Big whoop! You want to argue and piss the whole group off over what? 5-10 people out of 350 that would have held it? You really are inept.

 

[Travelpro72]

You see, this is a PRIME example that reserves do not matter. Other bases have INV yet PHL does not. How this is acceptable is beyond me. Well to say that the reserve population is p!ssed is an understatement. I would LOVE to see what the response would be if they screwed something up with blocks or something. The union would be fit to be tied and throw a holy fit. John will not say anything for the simple fact that there is nothing TO say. It will go silent and they know "collectively" as the reserves, "what are YOU gonna do"? I think that would be a big NOTHING and the company/union knows it. The union along with the company couldn't possibly care any less about the reserves and our issues. It does NOT interfere with their lives. You can scream, shout, kick, scream and b!tch about it all you want but at the end of the day nothing will change for us (reserves) until we take a definite stand and draw the line in the sand. ENOUGH is ENOUGH. Be sure to chip in and do your part over the holiday. The company appreciates YOU. Gobble, Gobble, Gobble.... Remember you agreed to work holidays right? You didn't hear the interviewer mumble under their breath though that it would be FOREVER.

 

[EMBFA]

Wait, people are planning on working Christmas? For this place? lolololol

Take a NCT. No Drs note required and nothing happens unless you get a bunch of them... oh no- you'll shoot your eye out!

Ho ho ho!