Originally Posted by
AllenAllert
We can't blame the takeover group or GB for taking the action they have. We've been without anybody running the store, even with OM trying from the sick bed. Where was the BOD?
I see your point but the months of nobody really looking out for the airline left it vulnerable to the takeover groups. United is/was making money with a Temp and OM(on sicklist) supposedly running the show but still underperforming our competitors. It puts the Board in poor light for not living up to their responsibility to the shareholders.
Unfortunately, OM's plan and vision will never come to fruition if the outside group is successful in the Board takeover.
I don't know that we can give credit to Temp and OM for changing direction of the airline. For the most part that was the employees doing and their motivation was JS leaving.
About the only part of your post that has any merit is the improvement due to JS leaving.
CEOs make the strategic plan which OM has done very well. He identified the biggest problem with United, employee disengagement and has started to fix it.
He got two additional years of pilot labor peace for a pay raise for which 79% voted. He stopped outsourcing IAM jobs and opened their contract up a year early earning their support and accolades for unprecedented negotiations progress. He even has earned the AFA's public support despite them still not having a TA.
He fixed little things like the crappy coffee and big things like the in and out hub flying that has helped to dramatically improve United's operation and customer service metrics. United beat Delta for the first time in years in February. This has all led to improving financial performance though much of the cost-cutting was done on JS's watch.
According to David Faber inside info it appears OM's plan is in little jeopardy. Buffoon et al overplayed their hand and he made an a$$ of himself on CNBC.
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