In preparation for a possible strike by American Airlines' flight attendants, with whom the company is negotiating a new contract, AA is scouring the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area for 4,000 of what it's calling "volunteers" who can undergo a 17-day training program and then report to the skies for snack-handling and pillow-distributing duties. The word "volunteers" doesn't imply "no pay" to just me, does it? Or is it just American's attempt to appear all "let's roll up our sleeves and get to work, comrades" about what looks to be a somewhat pitched battle between labor and management? [Pic via]
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Morgan Spurlock's totally doing this.
Not a good time for a strike, with the economy and all. Seems like you can't really blame the probable multitude of people they'll find to cross the picket lines.
They should run an ad on Al Jazeera, see who might want to join up.
I flew British Airways this Monday on the first day of their strike--they, too, had volunteers. These people were allegedly from other airlines, which was the explanation for their different uniforms.
These people were also frazzled as fuck while distributing drinks.
That sounds like the Hungry March Band, who's members all wear whatever uniforms they can find at garage sales.
Wait, you get pillows on your flights?!
UNFAIR.
They can pay me in those little bottles of Scotch.
They could call them "interns."
they're asking in-house members of management to do it, not non-employees.