American Airlines is restructuring staff deeper than its COVID-19 capacity cuts. American plans to eliminate 30% of office jobs while its fleet size will be cut upwards of 20%.
“If we’re 20% smaller, having 20% fewer people – we can do better than that,” CEO Doug Parker told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday shortly before staff were notified. “We’re able to use this crisis to figure out things that we can do more efficiently.”
American told employees it intends to reduce “roughly” 30% of management and support staff. It did not provide a net figure. Frontline staff like pilots and flight attendants will later face layoffs.
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The COVID-19 slowdown is letting American accelerate medium-term changes it had been considering, Parker said.
“This is providing a nice time to go do that work,” Parker said. “We won’t add back some things we had in the past.”
Thank You
To: CWA Local 3645 Members
The last 7 or 8 weeks have been really busy for our Local officers, Executive Board and stewards in the 22 stations that we serve. There have been many additional task and issues that our Union volunteers have had to address in an effort to ensure the safety of our members in all of our stations. This includes making sure all stations are following the CDC guidelines as it relates to protecting our members from covid19. This required many meetings both person and virtual. In addition to countless phone calls and emails. There will always be a level of resistance at some stations to following procedures, protocol and contract adherence but our Union volunteers are steadfast and stand united in ensuring that our working environments are safe.
Our Union volunteers had to deal with the ever-evolving flight cancellations that have disrupted operations in all of our 22 stations. Additionally our union volunteers have had to overseeing the emergency bidding process in all our stations to ensure that the emergency bidding is being done equitably and adhering to the requirement of the contract as it relates to minimum and maximum hours outlined in our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CONTRACT). It has definitely been a challenge for our Union team.
Local 3645 officers, Executive Board members and Stewards are still making sure the day to day activities of the union are still continuing as normal in the mist of everything else going on. This includes but is not limited to
-Stewart representation
-Grievance process for terminations and all forms of discipline.
-Grievance process for contract violations.
-System board hearings for terminations and all forms of discipline.
-System board hearing for contract violations.
Additionally, Our union volunteers are always working behind the scenes 24/7 to resolve every day work place condition and safety issues and concerns. As well as addressing work place conflicts before they escalate. They are also ensuring that local, state and national workers’ rights are being protected. Almost all of the 22 stations that are in our local are in right to work states. Which means this is a challenging task when dealing with company management. Remember the Airline industry is just one of a few industries that are unionized in right to work states.
Most of our volunteer union personnel have other jobs, careers and businesses and family obligations but still step up to make sure all their union members are being protected because they are steadfast believers in workers rights and believe in the labor movement. 90% of what our Union volunteer team does is behind the scenes. It is very often a thankless job.
I want to take this time to personally thank all of our volunteer Union personnel for all that they do.
Thank you
Arlinda Hampton
De’Chancela Williams
Anthony Barden
Donielle Prophete
Eula Davis
Kevin Geter
Robin Ely
Pierre Jean
Kevin Jeter
Oscar McDonald
George McClure
Douglas Christian
James Covington
Teresa Burger
Delma Kendrick
Christopher Hand
Takiyaha Gaither
Nicole Mcnair
Andrew Howard
Kasaundra Moody
Valerie Smith
Robin Bridges
Heather Hudson
Mercy Littlejohn
Shaquelle Baker
Jennifer Evans
Deandre Masssias
Kenwyanna Oliver
Joanne Pallotta
Connor Slattery
Meechelle Tart
Barbra Thomas
Amanda Adams
Deloris Brown
Erik Glen
Julie Jones
Roger Gowan
James Nickerson
Bob James
Daquan Harrison
Leroy Pridgen
Tabitha Walters
Melvin Moran
Juan Robinson
kristena cook
Meshelle Bradford
Jenet Anderson
kila Shelton
Gabe Sherrill
Tony Ortiz
Rhonda Olivas
Derek Mitchell
HAZARD PAY
- Its having major financial issues due to passengers not flying and are not making any money.
- Companies are asking for agent to retire early to save money.
- Multiple airlines are asking people to VTO to save money.
- The whole industry just got a government bailout to pay workers salary.
- Gate agents are boarding flights with 5, 6 and 7 passengers.
- Ramp are loading flights with 3 bags.
- It maybe months before the airline industry will recover.
- Lay offs/furloughs maybe imminent for the airline industry this coming fall.