Airline Executives' Rich Bonuses Rile Pilots Union

[MissMillie]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18582311

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by Wade Goodwyn



All Things Considered, January 31, 2008 · American Airlines is in the middle of difficult contract negotiations with its pilots union. Four years ago, the airline's unions took large salary cuts to keep it from going bankrupt. Their sacrifice was instrumental in turning the nation's largest carrier around. But now executives are receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses, and that has infuriated the company's rank-and-file employees.

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Yep, I'd be pissed too. Why does only one side have to keep making the sacrificies?

[flyarm]

1. no sympathy here for AA pilots..they all supported Bushy..and now they are

reaping their just reward..Bush economics..and they didn't give a rats ass about the other employees contracts!

retired AA flight attend...fly

[nightrider767]

3. I didn't think that was very fair,,,

But then on second thought, though I do hate generalizations,,,,, you may have a point.

Many pilots do support Bush. In that case, "let them eat cake".

Cheers, hope your retirement is going well.

[nightrider767]

2. It's not only the pilots who are upset

All airline employees have been pressed financially and also have more work and less pay. And when I say more work, I mean working to the max. It takes the fun out of the job and really drops the level of service.

All that is hard enough on moral, but when the Exec's award themselves yet another multi-million dollar bonus, it's a total moral destroyer.

The fleecing of America.

[flyarm]

4. yeah i know and when it was being done to the Flight attend of AA the pilots didn't

give one rats ass!!

i know i was working then..and they never give a shit about anyone of the other workers!!

for the other employees they have my sympathy!! and support!

fly