ATL overstaffed SWA
04-25-2013, 10:18 AM
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ATL overstaffed SWA
Transport Workers Union Local 555 > Home reported today that ATL is overstaffed by 300 agents who are covered by the IAM. These agents have the option to relocated to another SWA station or leave the company. SWA also announced closing PROVO in the following cities. SLC, ELP and PHL. the provo closing is slated for July 31, 2013 but no date was set for the overstaffing condition in ATL.
04-30-2013, 09:14 PM
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This is pretty disappointing . . . The Rampers in ATL actually do a GOOD job . . . . been that way since about 2006. Letting a large number of them go seems like a mistake. . . . Hope these guys in DAL know what they're doing.
05-02-2013, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxPowers
This is pretty disappointing . . . The Rampers in ATL actually do a GOOD job . . . . been that way since about 2006. Letting a large number of them go seems like a mistake. . . . Hope these guys in DAL know what they're doing.
05-02-2013, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxPowers
This is pretty disappointing . . . The Rampers in ATL actually do a GOOD job . . . . been that way since about 2006. Letting a large number of them go seems like a mistake. . . . Hope these guys in DAL know what they're doing.
I've seen some other decisions recently from the "guys in DAL" that make me wonder what they are thinking, but this isn't one of them.
05-02-2013, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Smokey23
No one is being "let go". They have all been offered positions in other departments and/or stations. Not optimum, I agree, but better than a furlough notice. Bottom line is the bottom line: the ATL is being de-hubbed and staffed for how SWA runs their larger stations: i.e., more efficiently than having to staff for banks of flights throughout the day, followed by long periods with lots of folks sitting around with little to do. Large SWA stations are more linear in the number of flights throughout the day...a de-peaked hub, if you will.
I've seen some other decisions recently from the "guys in DAL" that make me wonder what they are thinking, but this isn't one of them.
I've seen some other decisions recently from the "guys in DAL" that make me wonder what they are thinking, but this isn't one of them.
05-02-2013, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by blakman7
Wouldn't it have made more sense to just convert some/most of the ATL guys on the AirTran side who are already there? Instead of bringing in SWA people and push out the ones who have run that place to the best of its ability?
Yes it is good that they are being offered other options but at the same time, it's pretty sh**ty to be somewhere and run a beautiful operation and then get told "hey, you're going to have to move somewhere else to keep a job".
Of course, none of this has happened to any of the SWA employees and I doubt that it ever will. Whether its necessary or not, it seems like another example of: 1) Pooping on the new guys to make room for your own guys. 2) This deal is WAY over SWA's head. I'm not surprised in the least.
05-02-2013, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob
(K)DAL as in Dallas, ie SWA management, not DAL as in Delta.
05-03-2013, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Smokey23
"Thanks....I guess. I know everything on APC is ultimately about Delta,"
...good, we're glad you're catching on here...lets stop trying to hijack this thread by posting stuff about SWA....
but do you really think anyone else here needed to have that clarified, besides you?
...good, we're glad you're catching on here...lets stop trying to hijack this thread by posting stuff about SWA....
but do you really think anyone else here needed to have that clarified, besides you?
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