Originally Posted by
mngmt mole
It isn't the "AOA" that needs to be ready. It is each and every individual one of us that needs to be ready. We, for the first time in over 20 years have the leverage we need to attain a proper, legally binding and enforcable contract. The only thing really standing in our way....is us. CX will threaten, bully and manipulate in the coming weeks. It is beholden on each and every one of us to clear away the emotion, fear and doubt and recognise that we are ALL deserving of proper conditions of service. Again, the only thing standing in our way is ourselves. Do not be bullied or conned into signing away the true value of a career for a few pennies up front. We've stood together for a long while now, so another bit of time is needed to push us over the hump. CX will attempt to steal what little is left of your career hopes and dreams. Do NOT let them do that.
Hear hear, well said MM.
We all show up on a daily basis to move their 300 million dollar jets safely around the world, missing out on every birthday and holiday and reunion, forever away from our families and friends and countries, skipping countless nights of sleep and dealing with poor weather, tech issues, jetlag, circadian disruption and harmful background noise/radiation/contaminated air to name a few. We live under continuous scrutiny, with every word on the flightdeck recorded, every flight monitored, and always the underlying awareness that our families and livelihoods are only secure until the next line check, the next sim ride, the next medical, the next f@#-up.
Is it too much to ask that our employer simply abide by the contracts we signed with them? That they honour their part of the bargain? I don't know about you guys but I deeply resent being handed the bill for their hedging screwup, especially when I know full well that by end year they will be laughing their way to the bank, patting themselves on the back and awarding themselves huge bonuses, on to the next Swire assignment while we are left footing the bill.
Rant over.