Something doesn't seem right about the number of job cuts annouced by UA
Jun 6, 2008, 1:57 pm
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I think you're on to something here. It's actually relatively easy to give a range of the front line job cuts that can be expected. They know approximately how many staff per aircraft is required. Multiply that by the number of groundings, and there's your number.
Simplified version obviously and crew rotations, retraining etc have to be factored in. But, they know approx how many folks are going to have to go within a matter of a few hundred I'm sure. There are motives here for withholding that information.
Simplified version obviously and crew rotations, retraining etc have to be factored in. But, they know approx how many folks are going to have to go within a matter of a few hundred I'm sure. There are motives here for withholding that information.
Jun 6, 2008, 4:09 pm
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posted in another thread, but UA is offering buyouts to 600 senior FAs
Jun 6, 2008, 6:24 pm
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Jun 6, 2008, 8:02 pm
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I am not sure why you are confused.
100 airplanes taken out of service is roughly 20% of UA's fleet.
1500-1600 SAM employees is also roughly 20% of UA's SAM staffing.
The rest of the numbers are still being worked out but with 20% of the fleet taken out I am pretty sure that you will see 20% of the FA's, Pilots, Rampers, etc... also loose out. Strangely the mechanics will be hit less because so much of their work is outsourced. The mechanics who will be affected who work on UA's B737's do not, for the most part, actually work for UA but rather a third party maintenance company.
100 airplanes taken out of service is roughly 20% of UA's fleet.
1500-1600 SAM employees is also roughly 20% of UA's SAM staffing.
The rest of the numbers are still being worked out but with 20% of the fleet taken out I am pretty sure that you will see 20% of the FA's, Pilots, Rampers, etc... also loose out. Strangely the mechanics will be hit less because so much of their work is outsourced. The mechanics who will be affected who work on UA's B737's do not, for the most part, actually work for UA but rather a third party maintenance company.