Thu, Apr 12, 2007
APA Says Carrier Is Trying To Divert Attention Away From Huge
Bonuses
The
Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents pilots of
American Airlines, describes letters American Airlines management
is delivering to the carrier’s three unions as a
“stunt” designed to shift focus away from the large bonuses airline executives will
collect next week.
In the letters, management reminds the unions that their members
cannot participate in illegal activities as they protest the
bonuses.
“It is clear that management is trying to divert attention
from the real issue of executive compensation by engaging in a
media stunt,” said APA President Captain Ralph Hunter.
“We have been telling management for more than a year that
they created an untenable situation when they broke the promise of
shared reward in return for shared sacrifice. Now they are adding
insult to injury by implying that the unions would promote or
condone any activity in violation of the law.”
Hunter noted APA is planning to rally and march on AMR
headquarters Wednesday, April 18m to call attention to the bonuses
-- which APA states "highlight the inherent unfairness of senior
executives collecting huge bonuses paid for by billions in employee
givebacks."
“Our dispute is with AMR’s executives and not our
customers,” Hunter said. “We have repeatedly directed
our members to report to work as scheduled and demonstrate their
utmost professionalism on the job. We understand how angry and
frustrated all AA employees are at the prospect of these obscene
bonus payments and we have provided a perfectly legal means for
them to express their displeasure.
“Rather than spending time trying to shift focus away from
the issue at hand, management needs to acknowledge that it has
created a serious problem with the disparity in income recovery
between executives and rank-and-file employees,” he said.
“They then need to fix the problem and fix it
quickly.”
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