Originally Posted by
Swakid8
Unlike some pilots, I support my FAs. I value their contributions and their work towards our companies bottomline. Along with gate agents and CSRs who are customer facing, it's important to ensure that morale doesn't drop too low. They have a difficult job and they aren't well compensated for it. The need some QOL some improvement to their work rules based on how the company treats them as well... The things I've seen that they deal with sometimes is damn near criminal...
The FAs are their own worst enemy. We had an hour bus ride to the airport the other day, dozen or so FAs. We (pilots) asked them what it is they’re looking for in a contract and it was like rolling a grenade into a room. They went at EACH OTHER for the rest of the bus ride. For a solid hour they all told each other why what they wanted was the most important and why what everyone else wants is dumb. They are so fractured, I have no idea how you’re supposed to negotiate for a group who can’t even agree amongst themselves.
Originally Posted by
ClappedOut145
This. All of this. I want our F/A's to get the contract that they deserve. If you can make this workgroup happy, then it will boost their morale and overall performance.
Based on what I’ve seen, and talking to FAs, 49% of them won’t be happy. It looks like a huge lift for even the AFA to get them to 51%.