Originally Posted by
Boomer
Imagine if GM announced tomorrow:
"We're pulling out of Detroit and moving everything to Queens. You can quit, or come with us. We'll provide the moving truck and give you two days off to get your family settled in."
I bet you would have more than "grumbling" from the UAW guys who have made their lives in Michigan for the last 30 years.
To add insult to injury: "...And we'll be donating our abandoned Detroit assembly plants, offices, and facilities to Ford and Chrysler so they can stay in business. Have a nice day."
That's DCI sending all the Pinnacle, Chitaqwa, SKW, ASA, and Freedom crews into CVG to cover Comair's departure.
As the previous poster said, if a company moves its operation to another state, then you have a decision to make. You either move with it, commute or quit. I am not disagreeing with that, however like him I didn't see what seniority has to do with it other than a junior guy wanting to take a stab at a senior guy. That junior guy may be tired of hearing a senior guy talk about not moving to Kennedy while that senior guy is probably very tired of that junior guy complaining about everything in his world. From the looks of some of the posts on here, I am sure these folks bring their gripes right to work with them.
And yes, GM could do just that. Look at Boeing, didn't they do something very similar with a large part of it's operation.
We all have our gripes and it's understandable. The ability to control them though is another thing. Andy, if you are tired of hearing these senior guys talk about how they aren't moving to JFK, then call them out. Interrupt them in conversation and tell them that they have no grounds to feel the way that they do and that frankly you just don't want to hear them anymore. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!