I've paid over $7,000 in dues to AFA when I was at US. Each contract was worse than the one before, and the last one effectively made my seniority useless. But I did get a magazine in the mail endorsing politicians I never had any intention of voting for, so at least I had that going for me.
Originally Posted by
RTW1
I would rather they do a professional job instead of displaying personal statements when working.....
Nothing wrong with a little flair. Now, I want to see a female wearing two of these pins so I can say "Hey, nice double Ds!"
Originally Posted by
Mishap
It's still pretty hard to get fired as a Delta FA short of smuggling or drinking on the job.
Or posting cheesecake pics of yourself on the interwebz...
Originally Posted by
FlyDeltaJets87
Okay but how does the FA pay scale at DL (non union) compare to the pay scale for unionized FAs at other airlines? THAT is the more relevant question.
There are also things like duty rigs and other quality of life things beyond a payscale.
Originally Posted by
motytrah
So why do you think WN has been so successful with it's union employees (basically being one of the most profitable airlines and one of few not go into bankruptcy)? What are they so successful with dealing with their employees while other airlines and frankly your business were not?
There is not a hard union mentality at WN. Generally, nobody gets bent out of shape if someone pitches in with work when needed, if that person helping is doing a union job without being a member. There were countless times when myself and the rest of my crew could have helped out with cleaning the aircraft to keep on time, but heaven help us if we were caught by someone in the Fleet Service union. Incidentally, the Fleet Service work was outsourced a long time ago, and where there are no contract cleaners, the FAs are now expected to clean the aircraft.