Us Airways Watch

[WestCoastGuy]

In my opinion, Crellin could leave the company in the not-so-distant future and there is a quality replacement available.

Regards,

USA320Pilot

[post="252718"][/post]​

Let's hope he is "escorted" off the property by Corporate Security and told to never set foot here again. IMO he is no better than those at Enron who were so totally inept at the fidutiary responsibilites, they were brought up on Federal Charges. How much money has this man cost USAir with his lack of performance?

 

[700UW]

From the IAM:

March 4, 2005

DOT Report Blames US Airways
A scathing report by the Department of Transportation blamed poor planning
by management and confirmed IAM claims that the widely reported holiday
meltdown at US Airways in Philadelphia was due to chronic understaffing and not a
result of any job action by employees.

“This report confirms what IAM members already knew,†said General Vice
President Robert Roach, Jr. “US Airways’ fictional accounts of the Christmas
debacle were designed to cover-up management’s failures. CEO Bruce Lakefield
owes each IAM member a personal apology for management’s shameful attempt to
falsely cast blame on the dedicated front-line employees of US Airways.â€

The inspector general’s report faulted management for the cancelled and
delayed flights and thousands of lost bags. “While management had plans to
address these issues over the holiday period, they turned out to be insufficient,†said Kenneth M. Mead, the inspector general.

Between Dec. 22 and Dec. 28, US Airways canceled 405 flights, affecting
more than 46,000 passengers. During the same time, the airline delayed 3,900
flights, affecting more than 518,000 passengers. US Airways received nearly
72,000 complaints regarding lost or damaged bags, the report said.

In an unrelated report, the latest report filed by US Airways with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) identifies the 2004 departure of former chief executive officer David Siegel as costing the twice-bankrupt airline a total of $6.3 million, nearly a third more than was disclosed at the time.

Siegel, who left last April, received a $4.7 million severance payment
triggered by his resignation, higher than was reported at the time. In the SEC 10-K
filing, Siegel also received a 3 1/2-month salary of $198,462, $65,000 in legal fees,
$75,000 in accrued vacation and a $773,133 payout in defined contribution
benefits. Siegel still has more than 1.1 million shares of restricted stock, which he
can exercise at any time.

 

[linemech]

I would tread lightly!!! This still doesn't excuse those irresponsible employees who selfishly put the company at risk!

No management made those employees call in sick..."!!!!!!!!!!!

[post="252687"][/post]​

At this point management should "Tread Lightly" as labor at US Airways has simply had enough.

Even the many yes voters do nothing but whine day in and day out, with no one to blame but themselves and management.

And to answer the question, "I wonder if everyone who was SCHEDULED TO WORK would of shown up to WORK THEIR SCHEDULED SHIFT would of lessened the meltdown"..........You have to have heard of the shortage of manpower in PHL, not only over the holiday period but everyday . A meltdown is a melt down and it would have happened with or without managements insufficient staffing levels at 100%.

linemech

 

[jack mama]

They could of SCHEDULED 1000 more people, but if those SCHEDULED to work don't show up, what can you do?

Fire them? ummm not with the unions...therefore blame the union.

 

[PHL]

It's ironic - management won't apologize for understaffing, yet the union won't even think to investigate it's own members for a calling out sick. I have a VERY hard time believing that every person that called out was for a legitimate reason.

This sort of reminds me of a union worker grievance(different company, different industry) being filed against their employer. The facts are:
Employee tells manager she's going for lunch
Manager says ok, see you in an hour
3 hours later employee returns, not having ever called manager
Manager suspends employee for 3 days, per the work rules. Manager had the option to terminate
Employee files grievance, have meeting, argue that employee has exemplary record and should get those 3 days of lost pay back
Manager argues that he too has an exemplary record and wants to know why he wasn't given the respect of advance notice that she would be out the better part of the afternoon
Employee argues that it's none of his business why she was out.
Manager agrees and says she should have taken a 1/2 day, also allowed under the work rules.

She was wrong for what she did, he was right for taking disciplinary action. But her union backed her up. why? Their logic was that she's a good employee and shouldn't be marred for one incident. The manager agreed and said that's why he didn't outright fire her. Why wouldn't her union just take the position that their employee violated the work rules and should take her lumps?? That's the mentality, I guess with them - "We're never wrong - management is."

 

[usfliboi]

theres enough blame to go around... we all know it.... now lets move fwd

 

[longing4piedmont]

Still silence from CCY.  No acknowledging and respecting the opinion of Sec. Mineta's Office, and apologizing to the employees who have held this company together for the past 4 years; inspite of managment failures.

Folks, there is just no management culture change here, none, zip, zilch, nadda. No matter how you slice it; its the same old, same old. :down:

And everyone take notice:  Not one VP lost their job or got demoted. They just did some shuffling around.

Management ranks are "intact". "Good Ol'e Boys Club" alive and well.

[post="252623"][/post]​

Crellin needs to go along with his croney pals.

[post="252628"][/post]​

"rut row". Be still my heart. PITbull and I agreeing on every word in a post. Two posts as a matter of fact. I owe PITbull a drink.........or two.

 

[700UW]

Unions don't investigate and discipline their members, that is a management responsibilty.

And unions by LAW are required to represent their members, it is called the Duty of Fair Representation, if they do not follow it they can be sued.

 

[diogenes]

Here's the problem I see with your atatement.

Let's assume that you are 1,000 percent correct in your assessment of the situation for the sake of debate.

Given the above, who do you replace Mr. Crellin with?

Who is out there that can do it better?

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Bob, you or I could do better. For that matter, I'd take my chances with a monkey with a handful of darts, throwing them at corporate strategies tacked to the wall.

The gentleman goes back to the PI/PSA/AL merger in the late 80's, when he was a regional manager. The issues labor have with him are longstanding.

Of course, the fact that he has risen to Sr. VP indicates that he is a symptom, as well as part of the problem, at U - SOMEBODY had to promote him.

U has been on the attack against its employees for 2 decades. They still are.

In your travels, try to find some old time agents. It won't take long to hear some horror tales warranting the fear and loathing.

 

[reznc]

REMINDER

For all management's alleged noises to improve employee/management relations. Please do not hold your breath, a leopard can not change its spots.

 

[SpinDoc]

Here's the problem I see with your atatement.

Let's assume that you are 1,000 percent correct in your assessment of the situation for the sake of debate.

Given the above, who do you replace Mr. Crellin with?

Who is out there that can do it better?

If someone is clearly superior how could US Airways lure them away from their current employer?

How much could US pay the person(s) without incurring the wrath of union leaders like Teddy?

In the current situation is it better to deal with the devil you know versus the devil you don't know?

[post="252711"][/post]​

Bob:

While I agree that finding a replacement would not
be a simple task, Mr. Crellin's track record has not
been good and CCY needs to identify a replacement
sooner rather than later. By keeping Crellin and the
other V.P.'s who are directly responsible for daily
operations and customer service planning, CCY and
the BOD are giving tacit approval to people who
show a continuous chain of failure. Sometimes you
have to cut your losses and bring in an unknown
entity who can break up the political circles that
allow the likes of Crellin to escape unscathed from
every major failure that occurs.

Let's put it this way Bob, if you or I made as many
mistakes as Crellin in our current positions, there is
no doubt we'd be looking for new careers. The safety
net in CCY needs to come down and accountability
needs to be placed where it belongs.

 

[DR.EVIL]

And unions by LAW are required to represent their members, it is called the Duty of Fair Representation, if they do not follow it they can be sued.

[post="252879"][/post]​

What a joke, I guess the revote episode was a fine case of fair representation. :down: That was the start of the company rolling over the iam and its members. After that fiasco the company knew they were dealing with a lapdog union willing to give their members the big bone in return for continued union dues! :down: :down: :down: And lets not forget the payoff check of 1.5 MILLION!

 

[SpinDoc]

Well we will never know now if you are correct will we?

- Costs for Consumer Affairs to handle the compliants? = ?????? but if we apply $15 per claim x $72,000 we get another = $1,080,00.

Bob:
You're not even close. Remember, you have to take into account items such as travel vouchers, rep handling time, direct expense reimbursement for other transportation to the customer's destination, clothing and other interim expenses, etc. This one "event" was much more costly than anyone will ever truly know.

 

[700UW]

So why did the membership ratify it the 2nd time?

 

[Dog Wonder]

Getting back to the topic. Will management apologize to the people blamed for the meltdown and look in the mirror?