New Employee Uniforms Coming.....2011
Sep 29, 2009, 9:36 pm
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NewsReal today....new uniforms for FA's and ground personnel (customer service, ramp, maintenance).
Nov 6, 2009, 8:55 am
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From UA:
http://ir.united.com/phoenix.zhtml?c...350&highlight=
And picked up on the AP wire:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United....html?x=0&.v=1
http://ir.united.com/phoenix.zhtml?c...350&highlight=
United Airlines' Uniforms Fly to New Heights
New uniforms from award-winning designer Cynthia Rowley in 2011 will bring a fresh design and high quality to the airport runway
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United employee uniforms will undergo a makeover as the airline partners with world-renowned fashion designer Cynthia Rowley to create new uniforms for the airport runway. Fashionable, functional uniforms will be designed for United flight attendants, pilots, customer service representatives, ramp service and maintenance employees.
New uniforms from award-winning designer Cynthia Rowley in 2011 will bring a fresh design and high quality to the airport runway
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United employee uniforms will undergo a makeover as the airline partners with world-renowned fashion designer Cynthia Rowley to create new uniforms for the airport runway. Fashionable, functional uniforms will be designed for United flight attendants, pilots, customer service representatives, ramp service and maintenance employees.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United....html?x=0&.v=1
Nov 6, 2009, 10:23 am
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Saw the article this morning in USAToday, and mentioned it to the agent at JFK RCC. The agent said that she had just met with the designer yesterday. It appears that they are getting feedback from all levels, which is a good thing.
Nov 6, 2009, 3:42 pm
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The FA I spoke with on my flight yesterday was pretty excited about getting the new uniform. She was sick and tired of always wearing navy blue 
Nov 6, 2009, 5:50 pm
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Yes, there is a questionaire for all employees on our in house intranet.
Nov 6, 2009, 11:37 pm
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If F/A's are here primarily for our safety, they should wear flame-retardant jumpsuits in international orange, with high-vis strips and lots of securely-closing pockets for safety equipment. And combat boots. Male and female uniforms can be identical.
Nov 10, 2009, 5:04 pm
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New Uniforms for UA, designed by Cynthia Rowley
Hello all,
I didn't see this posted earlier, but I thought I'd share anyway. Looks like United is pouring some money into new designer-designed uniforms for employees. See the article below...
--OxyChaz
http://www.sassybella.com/2009/11/cy...ited-airlines/
I didn't see this posted earlier, but I thought I'd share anyway. Looks like United is pouring some money into new designer-designed uniforms for employees. See the article below...
--OxyChaz
http://www.sassybella.com/2009/11/cy...ited-airlines/
United Airlines has enlisted the help of American fashion designer Cynthia Rowley to makeover all their employee uniforms for 2011. Known for her sophisticated and flirty designs, Rowley will be create new uniforms for United’s diverse range of staff from the flight attendants to pilots, customer service representatives, ramp service and maintenance employees.
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“New uniforms, with an improved look and feel, are a key investment in our company and our people, who are the face of United,” says John Tague, President, United Airlines.
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“New uniforms, with an improved look and feel, are a key investment in our company and our people, who are the face of United,” says John Tague, President, United Airlines.
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Nov 10, 2009, 5:07 pm
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Great Use of UA Funds 
I would have loved to see this money spend in better food or speeding up the WI FI process...
I would have loved to see this money spend in better food or speeding up the WI FI process...
Nov 10, 2009, 5:09 pm
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Nov 10, 2009, 5:11 pm
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Nov 10, 2009, 5:42 pm
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Wonder if the new uniforms will help improve morale any? Not as much as more pay like goalie suggested, but some, no?
Nov 10, 2009, 5:52 pm
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Whoever approved this at UAL needs to have their ... kicked and canned.
They are in no financial condition to be paying premiums to fashion designers.
But it only makes sense, for it's representative of the managerial ineptitude leading to the general sorry state of the way the airline is run overall.
They are in no financial condition to be paying premiums to fashion designers.
But it only makes sense, for it's representative of the managerial ineptitude leading to the general sorry state of the way the airline is run overall.
Nov 10, 2009, 6:15 pm
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At my old work whenever we got new uniforms, we worked harder. Our morale did go up. I think if employee morale goes up its a win for customers. I was in HKG last month and the CSRs still have a 1990s uniform. The CSRs at SNA also have a similar uniform. It's about time to get a new look.
Nov 10, 2009, 6:21 pm
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Whoever approved this at UAL needs to have their ... kicked and canned.
They are in no financial condition to be paying premiums to fashion designers.
But it only makes sense, for it's representative of the managerial ineptitude leading to the general sorry state of the way the airline is run overall.
They are in no financial condition to be paying premiums to fashion designers.
But it only makes sense, for it's representative of the managerial ineptitude leading to the general sorry state of the way the airline is run overall.
Well, I guess just cuz it's Gucci wouldn't mean the FA's are all supermodels now, would it.