Originally Posted by DHAST

I worked as a ramp agent for a regional airline, but not as a unionized employee. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE (or even strong likelyhood) that the best/most qualified/most knowledgeable job applicants would get promoted to ramp supervisor. Management did not promote those who knew their jobs and did it well and stuck up for doing things the right way; they promoted those who were known to be company yes men who could be pushed around without to much "feedback."

Having worked in aviation for several years now, and NEVER as unionized employee, I CANNOT say that unions are what's wrong with the industry. In fact, if a labor group votes in a union, management has to ask themselves what they did wrong.

Besides, pilots, mechanics, rampers, etc, all want to know, "What's a FAIR, OBJECTIVE way to measure our performance? How do we make sure that the guys who are the first to suck up aren't the first to get promoted?"