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unhappycamper

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Fri Jan 17, 2014, 09:44 AM Jan 2014

United to furlough 688 flight attendants

http://gazette.com/united-to-furlough-688-flight-attendants/article/feed/79584

United to furlough 688 flight attendants
Updated: January 16, 2014 at 5:19 pm • Published: January 16, 2014 •

CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines plans to furlough 688 flight attendants after it didn't get enough of them to take a voluntary buyout.

The airline has been shrinking a little, and it announced last year that it is aiming to cut $2 billion in annual expenses. It has offered voluntary buyouts to flight attendants and some ground workers were offered early retirement.

At the same time, it is still operating what amounts to two separate airlines since the 2010 merger with Continental. Flight attendants still fly separately on the planes that came from those two airlines.

The airline has had more flight attendants who came from the United side than it needs, spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Continental side hired 485 flight attendants last year.
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United to furlough 688 flight attendants (Original Post) unhappycamper Jan 2014 OP
Brain dead management in these companies Hire 485 here and let 688 go there? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #1

liberal N proud

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1. Brain dead management in these companies Hire 485 here and let 688 go there?
Fri Jan 17, 2014, 09:50 AM
Jan 2014


It makes no sense, and I have seen this first hand, the company announced the dismissal of some 60 employees and in the same announcement showed an organization chart that showed 30 vacancies in the very department that they were letting the people go.

Now, in my opinion, on United flight attendants, I would like to say, there needs to be some forced retirements with the flight attendants, some of them are very old and crabby. I would rate my experiences with United flight attendants as the worst in the industry.
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