Originally Posted by
contrail67
The one link above does address this and I really hope the Union stands strong...of course there are always the "black cloud" folks that will "predict" negative things.
The companies believe front-line employees will be minimally affected by the merger, with the reductions coming principally from retirements, attrition and voluntary programs.
For what it's worth, and didn't expect him to say anything less.....the 7th paragraph in a 20+ page letter/Q&A that Jeffery put out this morning in a CAL Employee Memo:
This merger will not have an immediate effect on you or your job. The regulatory review process takes quite awhile, and even after the merger occurs (which we expect to be in late 2010), it will take us until the first half of 2012 to operationally merge the two carriers. As always, however, I want to be upfront with you. Mergers do result in some job losses, particularly in non-operational positions. That part is painful, but in the long run, the merger will allow us to grow and prosper as a strong competitor, providing opportunities for advancement and the creation of new jobs. As always, we will do everything we can to mitigate job losses and work with those affected by the merger.