Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
And so the it begins....Management/ATA rhetoric and appeal to public opinion will increase as more contracts come up for renewal and pilots strive for restoration...
“Labour, out of touch with reality, is the next risk. We cannot afford salary increases with our $47 billion in losses. Pilots and crew must come down to earth and strikes at this time are short-sighted nonsense. Labour needs to stop picketing and cooperate,” the IATA Director-General, Mr G. Bisignani, said.
The Hindu Business Line : Pilots play cabin crew role to tackle crisis
from
Bill Moyers Journal . PAYDAY FOR CEOS | PBS
United Chairman and CEO Glenn Tilton had negotiated a new contact and even larger pay package reportedly worth $39.7 million. According to THE NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT, "during [its] three-year reorganization, the carrier slashed thousands of jobs, scrapped pensions and cut wages up to 50 percent for its hourly workers. The wage cuts United negotiated with its unions last another three years."
Yes, we are most definitely out of touch.