If they think f/as are going to pick up the slack for this management while they eliminate utility, they can kiss off for 2004. We don't get paid to do ground work. We are not on the clock now until the aircraft wheels are in motion on their own. It use to be when the airplane door shuts, now it is when the aircraft is in motion on its own. They just stole approx. 5 minutes per leg off of us. On a 4 day trip, that could equate to 1:30 minutes less of flight pay. In one months time, almost 6 hours less pay. To make up the difference in time, you would have to get 1 extra day of flying in.
We are not going to foster more layoffs, specifically ground personnel. Management has 27,000 employees left, there business plan has to include 27,000. They are laying off now, to prepare us for Feb. talks to change our work rules. We still sit with 29 VPs, 11 supervisors and 1 base manager in PIT alone for 1175 f/as. The local PIT President works with only 1 Officer who helps her and 1 volunteer and a Council Rep that gets paid from AFA "0" for coming in all day once a week to lend a hand. The local office handles all disciplines for all 1175 f/as, scheduling issues/claims, OJI, LTD, all reserve related problems, Vol. furloughs, Involutary furloughs, Mid Atlantic, Sick claims, All grievances filed and argued, all meetings with managment, supervisor disciplines. She has NO secretary to do the paper work, payroll, membership, grievance filings, bill paying for an office. There are many days were there are 70 phone calls on the voice mail at the office that need returned, not counting many, many e-mails DAILY that need answered, e-lines that need sent, newsletters that need written, etc.. The local gets it done!
Inflight Dept. in PIT has 3 secretaries as well. Management needs to start decreasing personnel. Do more with less. Increase managment productivity is a "key" player. Lead by example.
