Air Canada revoked a worker's flying privileges after her daughter complained
Aug 7, 2022, 8:07 pm
#76
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Putting aside this particular case I do find something kind of odd and off-putting about the "flight privileges are a privilege that the employer has complete control over and isn't part of your employment contract" thing. They're highly valuable and a big draw the airline is happy to use to recruit people. I understand the contract is negotiated with the union and the union has presumably made some calculated decision that they're better off picking battles elsewhere but the result sure feels weird from the outside.
I said it above, but you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Full stop.
Aug 8, 2022, 9:19 am
#77
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Putting aside this particular case I do find something kind of odd and off-putting about the "flight privileges are a privilege that the employer has complete control over and isn't part of your employment contract" thing. They're highly valuable and a big draw the airline is happy to use to recruit people. I understand the contract is negotiated with the union and the union has presumably made some calculated decision that they're better off picking battles elsewhere but the result sure feels weird from the outside.
I don't know how (if at all) common general corporate bonuses are in Canada, but it seems like everyone in the USA is on some bonus structure. There really is nothing I can do as an individual to change the quarterly bottom line, so it doesn't motivate me to work harder, but it is motivation to get my timecards and expenses reports in on time.
More specifically on topic, "don't bad mouth the company in public" seems a pretty low bar; if AC has a carrot they can revoke if employees miss other marks, and usable before the union steps in and denies other actions, that would seem to be a very valuable tool for them.
Aug 9, 2022, 1:32 pm
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Nov 7, 2022, 7:31 am
#82
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Surely this is definitely the same woman, right? I’m sure the mother is just *thrilled* her daughters gone to the media again:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...lUZ?li=BBnb7Kz
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...lUZ?li=BBnb7Kz
Nov 7, 2022, 7:36 am
#83
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Surely this is definitely the same woman, right? I’m sure the mother is just *thrilled* her daughters gone to the media again:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...lUZ?li=BBnb7Kz
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...lUZ?li=BBnb7Kz
Nov 7, 2022, 9:44 am
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Nov 7, 2022, 10:01 am
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