Comments for APSA http://apsa6001.org Just another WordPress site Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Agents Deliver List to NMB by Vicky Sharrar http://apsa6001.org/?p=706#comment-991 Vicky Sharrar Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:10 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=706#comment-991 Lets stop at nothing to make this election happen. AA is proving over and over they are not supporting our feedback as they say they are. Stand strong. Lets stop at nothing to make this election happen. AA is proving over and over they are not supporting our feedback as they say they are.
Stand strong.

]]> Comment on Company Pleads As Employees Rally by Shirley R Powell http://apsa6001.org/?p=616#comment-865 Shirley R Powell Tue, 01 May 2012 18:25:04 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=616#comment-865 Together as Agents we stand divided we fall. Our Logo should be UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL Together as Agents we stand divided we fall. Our Logo should be UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by David http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-857 David Tue, 01 May 2012 01:30:02 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-857 Bturner, after the restructuring, do you think the company will be profitable? Unions can negotiate snap back clauses and profit sharing so that what's taken away today may partially be replaced later. I don't hear those provisions being offered voluntarily to RES or Airport agents. If a Tier 1 at 21.54 per hour goes to an HBR at 15.00/hour, that's 240.00 loss of pay per week/480.00 bi-weekly or 960.00 monthly. If a union helped you save just 1/2 of that devestating financial loss by paying 40.00 in dues per month, then you do the Math. Interesting you would suggest or refer to any fellow employee as stupid. I know pilots and mechanics that are extremly intelligent and innovative. We have flight attendants that I'm confident would maintain their professionalism in a time of crisis. Think about that next time you're at 20K feet and traveling at 550MPH. Yet, if 2/3 of all front line employees choose to be unionized, then what does that say for Res and Airport agents? As Res offices close and airport ticket agents are outsourced and no real voice by agents in the process, does that make us smarter? Bturner, after the restructuring, do you think the company will be profitable? Unions can negotiate snap back clauses and profit sharing so that what’s taken away today may partially be replaced later. I don’t hear those provisions being offered voluntarily to RES or Airport agents. If a Tier 1 at 21.54 per hour goes to an HBR at 15.00/hour, that’s 240.00 loss of pay per week/480.00 bi-weekly or 960.00 monthly. If a union helped you save just 1/2 of that devestating financial loss by paying 40.00 in dues per month, then you do the Math.

Interesting you would suggest or refer to any fellow employee as stupid. I know pilots and mechanics that are extremly intelligent and innovative. We have flight attendants that I’m confident would maintain their professionalism in a time of crisis. Think about that next time you’re at 20K feet and traveling at 550MPH. Yet, if 2/3 of all front line employees choose to be unionized, then what does that say for Res and Airport agents? As Res offices close and airport ticket agents are outsourced and no real voice by agents in the process, does that make us smarter?

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by mlovuolo http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-834 mlovuolo Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:32:03 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-834 Hans, you are mistaken about the union not protecting jobs and outsourcing. US Airways did not bring jobs back because of customer complaints, they brought them back because of contract language. Here it is: 26 The Company may outsource any reservations work as a backfill to 27 vacancies created by acceptance of “Early Outs” (EO) or vacancies 28 created by attrition for a period beginning January 1, 2005 and 29 ending November 1, 2011. This paragraph does not require the 30 Company to add reservations employees, unless necessary to meet 31 the needs of service as determined by the Company. 32 2. Reservations employees who are active or on LOA as of January 6, 33 2005, not electing EO will be afforded “No furlough to the street 34 Protection,” except in force majeure circumstances, until the day 35 prior to the amendable date of this Agreement at which time the “No 36 furlough to the street Protection” will be eliminated, except as 37 provided for in the CBA. Go to www.cwa.net and click on helpful links if you wish to read the entire contract for yourself. Hans, you are mistaken about the union not protecting jobs and outsourcing. US Airways did not bring jobs back because of customer complaints, they brought them back because of contract language. Here it is:

26 The Company may outsource any reservations work as a backfill to
27 vacancies created by acceptance of “Early Outs” (EO) or vacancies
28 created by attrition for a period beginning January 1, 2005 and
29 ending November 1, 2011. This paragraph does not require the
30 Company to add reservations employees, unless necessary to meet
31 the needs of service as determined by the Company.
32 2. Reservations employees who are active or on LOA as of January 6,
33 2005, not electing EO will be afforded “No furlough to the street
34 Protection,” except in force majeure circumstances, until the day
35 prior to the amendable date of this Agreement at which time the “No
36 furlough to the street Protection” will be eliminated, except as
37 provided for in the CBA.

Go to http://www.cwa.net and click on helpful links if you wish to read the entire contract for yourself.

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by Hans http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-832 Hans Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:21:19 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-832 Unions can't protect any jobs. All jobs can be outsource to another company. They may claim they can help keep jobs but they can't. Look at US Airways reservations, they outsourced those jobs to the Manila. Yet now they are bringing them back only because of passenger complaints not the union. Unions can’t protect any jobs. All jobs can be outsource to another company. They may claim they can help keep jobs but they can’t. Look at US Airways reservations, they outsourced those jobs to the Manila. Yet now they are bringing them back only because of passenger complaints not the union.

]]> Comment on Company Pleads As Employees Rally by wilfredo lopez http://apsa6001.org/?p=616#comment-823 wilfredo lopez Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:24:01 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=616#comment-823 Together we need to rally at NYC this a a great opportunity, there is going to be lots of media coverage, and we need to stop the company and its intention to manneuver the voting outcome with delay tactics. Together we need to rally at NYC this a a great opportunity, there is going to be lots of media coverage, and we need to stop the company and its intention to manneuver the voting outcome with delay tactics.

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by Bryan Wall http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-808 Bryan Wall Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:04:24 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-808 The union groups are in a different boat then we are. Our boat has a hole in the bottom and it is sinking fast and theirs has life preservers, something we don’t have yet. The unions will continue to negotiate, even though the company has filed the 1113 process. What happened to the agents last week was not and does not have to be approved by the bankruptcy court. Only changes to the union contracts do. What the unions have now hasn’t changed since concessionary bargaining while we continued to have things taken away from us since 2003. You hit the nail on the head when you said “contractual.” The unions still have what’s in their contract since the last negotiations. We continued to have things taken away and although a few things were given back to try and convince us we don’t need a union, they were just ripped away again. What the unions have is the same for everyone in their group, unlike the wedge management drove between reservations agents with 3 different pay plans and benefit packages. Contractual agreements can be made to protect work, and provide for increases in benefits and pay after the bankruptcy process. If you don’t believe it, do what I did, talk to US Airways agents and asked how having a union helped them through bankruptcy. After speaking to them I decided dues were the least of my worries for the security and a voice having a union will give me. The union groups are in a different boat then we are. Our boat has a hole in the bottom and it is sinking fast and theirs has life preservers, something we don’t have yet. The unions will continue to negotiate, even though the company has filed the 1113 process. What happened to the agents last week was not and does not have to be approved by the bankruptcy court. Only changes to the union contracts do.

What the unions have now hasn’t changed since concessionary bargaining while we continued to have things taken away from us since 2003. You hit the nail on the head when you said “contractual.” The unions still have what’s in their contract since the last negotiations. We continued to have things taken away and although a few things were given back to try and convince us we don’t need a union, they were just ripped away again. What the unions have is the same for everyone in their group, unlike the wedge management drove between reservations agents with 3 different pay plans and benefit packages.

Contractual agreements can be made to protect work, and provide for increases in benefits and pay after the bankruptcy process. If you don’t believe it, do what I did, talk to US Airways agents and asked how having a union helped them through bankruptcy. After speaking to them I decided dues were the least of my worries for the security and a voice having a union will give me.

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by bturner http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-798 bturner Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:00:23 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-798 How stupid can you be? All of the union represented work groups are in the same boat we are in. Have you actually seen a difference in what we are being offered and what the current unions are getting for their rank and file. We are all getting screwed and their isn't a darn thing the unions can do about it. The difference is we are not paying to get screwed. The union just wants to collect more dues. Whatever the judge rules on will be contractual for at least the next five years so please tell me what the union can do for you in this time frame other than take your money and laugh all the way to the bank How stupid can you be? All of the union represented work groups are in the same boat we are in. Have you actually seen a difference in what we are being offered and what the current unions are getting for their rank and file. We are all getting screwed and their isn’t a darn thing the unions can do about it. The difference is we are not paying to get screwed. The union just wants to collect more dues. Whatever the judge rules on will be contractual for at least the next five years so please tell me what the union can do for you in this time frame other than take your money and laugh all the way to the bank

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by A.O'Rourke http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-789 A.O'Rourke Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:59:01 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-789 Well said Chris, the agent workgroup will not be treated fairly without a union to represent our interests. The company do not consider employees as assets and will only comply with what can be enforced by a contract. Well said Chris, the agent workgroup will not be treated fairly without a union to represent our interests. The company do not consider employees as assets and will only comply with what can be enforced by a contract.

]]> Comment on Agents Ready to Vote! Dates Set by Chris DelBello http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-784 Chris DelBello Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:22:18 +0000 http://apsa6001.org/?p=563#comment-784 This is finally our chance to have a voice in how American Airlines treats the agents work group and stand up to management in how they treat us considering we are the only group not actually represented in a union during this bankruptcy. I just hope we can win this election and save all our jobs we need the CWA especially at this moment in time. This is finally our chance to have a voice in how American Airlines treats the agents work group and stand up to management in how they treat us considering we are the only group not actually represented in a union during this bankruptcy. I just hope we can win this election and save all our jobs we need the CWA especially at this moment in time.

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