Originally Posted by
venk
Ironically, the threshold for employee bonus requires the airline to make significant profits. The incentive payout for the management does not require the airline to make any profits - another one of those PR problems AA management has that will make it difficult to justify if there is a spotlight on them and which makes this public campaign by the unions a bit of a problem.
Perhaps the FAs should take it up with their union - you know, the one that negotiated and agreed to these types of programs. I'm amused the the union is blasting management because they no longer like the agreement they made. Kind of reminds me of a kid screaming "but mooooooooooooom..."
Note: the solution compensation structure is not to make employees get a bonus with no profits instead, it is for the management to not take bonuses (or even significant salary) when the airline is losing money or take it in warrants based on future performance.
This is nearly as ludicrous as asking the entire labor group to do the same thing when times are tough. Makes amusing buttons and union demands, but that's about it.