Originally Posted by tom911
This surely isn't going to help the situation:
United cabin staff prepare to launch CHAOS campaign
Dateline: Friday November 19, 2004
United Airlines' flight attendants plan to use CHAOS (create havoc across our system) job actions should the US Bankruptcy Court agree to the carrier's request to abrogate its contract with the Assn. of Flight Attendants.
According to the union, the legally required 30-day cooling-off period before a strike does not apply when a bankruptcy court agrees to reject a contract.
Under CHAOS, flight attendants do not walk off the job en masse, a step that would result in the shutdown of the airline with resultant loss of cash flow. Instead, the union targets particular cities and flights for limited surprise walkouts that temporarily disrupt operations and annoy passengers while causing a steady erosion of customer support for the airline.
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It would seem there are those that want this to happen and then those who don't. I'm not sure what the true numbers are of the ones who will do this but I can say this, it will hurt more than help in the long run. I'm not sure but I sure feel if the company was out of CH11 and strong, they would do a lot more to meet the demands of the FA than they can currently.
If the fuel costs continue to go down and the planes keep full (like they have been most of the time I was on them) then UA will come out of this a very strong. IIRC, they would have produced a good profite if the fuel costs were not as high as they have been and if they didn't have to pay all the lawyer costs, they would have made a good profit.
If feel we all need to work with this airline. We the flyers are the ones who are keeping them flying because we are paying the fares and are living on these planes more than the FA. The FA need to work some with the UA personnel to ensure they do have a job to do in the future. Like I've said in the past, a little bit of something is better than a lot of nothing. I've had to do this in the past and I've come back up to the pay and lifestyle I enjoy today. It will be hard but it will not be this way for the rest of UA's life.