Guest kevenv Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I have seen numerous posts on this forum aimed at getting reduced fees, charges, debt, bailouts etc etc etc from other companies and the Feds in an effort to save AC. The one thing that seems to be missing from it all is a unanamous (sp?) response from AC workers themselves on what they will do to help themselves first. As a matter of fact I have seen "Full pay till the last day" , "Management has to do it first", "The pilots have to share the pain as well" and on and on and on. And what is taking so long for the "due diligence"? One would assume that if your airline is really about to go under, everyone would be bending over backwards to get things done PDQ. Now don't get me wrong here, I really would hate to see an entire airline go under and the resulting economic fallout that would no doubt ensue, BUT.........how can you expect outsiders to "pitch in" to save you when you can't seem to agree on what you yourselves have to do? Call me curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest V1 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 There are many stakeholders involved. Consider that that the Feds collect over $1 billion /year in income taxes alone from AC employees. Consider that the lions share of airport and NavCan revenue come from AC ops and that without that revenue those outfits would suddenly be in serious problems themselves. Consider that thousands of Canadians hold advanced purchase ticket/aeroplan points that would become worthless in a liquidation. Consider the drain of adding 30000 or more to UEI. So to your question ,,,"how can you expect outsiders to "pitch in" to save you when you can't seem to agree on what you yourselves have to do? " There really are no outsiders here, this is an industry/national problem. Certainly the employees are the most effected and I agree it is time to act I point out, in response to your question that , we are not the only parties who have a stake in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheila Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I quite agree. The trouble is that the average worker can see clearly what needs to be done to help remedy the situation but between the Management and the Unions, we are going nowhere fast. They call the shots...more the militant unions actually. Our fate rests with them and they just don't appear to be flexible or proactive enough for the benefit of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheila Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I quite agree. The trouble is that the average worker can see clearly what needs to be done to help remedy the situation but between the Management and the Unions, we are going nowhere fast. They call the shots...more the militant unions actually. Our fate rests with them and they just don't appear to be flexible or proactive enough for the benefit of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I'll bite. I'm just a peon, and I can only speak for myself... There doesn't seem to be a hell of a lot I can do. My salary is like a drop of water in an ocean of debt. 12 billion dollars of debt. The problems that led to this state of affairs are unlikely to go away by anything I can do. I learned at Canadian Ailines that the fortunes of the company are not within my control. Mr. Milton and all his vice presidents cannot tell me how to fix an airplane and I'm not about to tell them how to fix an airline. It is not my place, and I don't know, so I await their leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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