American Airlines has this week become the latest major US airline to warn of layoffs as of October 1…
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We had a small window to get things under control. The economic damage due to our (lack of) pandemic response will come into sharper focus over the next two to three months.
Together, the “big three” could let go 75,000-80,000 employees. For perspective, the coal industry, which the administration campaigned to save, employs between 50,000-60,000 in total.
Clueless Bloggers...these are WARN letters... they are NOT furloughs. Please stop using titles that create a false understanding. AA will not be laying off 25,000 people.
@Ryan - I don't think the blogger is clueless. The actual words of the article are quite accurate; the headline may be a little misleading to get you to click on it.
Clueless Bloggers…these are WARN letters… they are NOT furloughs. Please stop using titles that create a false understanding. AA will not be laying off 25,000 people.
– Ryan
They literally sent out 25,000 notices of upcoming layoffs. They’re not notices of the employee being laid off, but notices that layoffs are imminent/happening. You read something that the title did not say. I’ll call out clickbait when I see it. This was not clickbait.
I hope all these employees will spend a good deal of their extra time thinking about who they want in the Oval Office come Nov and how the country got itself into this hot mess.
With hubs at MIA, DFW and PHX, can we say they have a red-state governor problem? Then there's JFK and ORD, where travelers from infected states are being quarantined. LAX is going back into lockdown, so the situation there might improve in 60 days, but it has a lot of international flights and what countries in Asia and Europe want American visitors?
But if you had bought AAL on May 14, you'd still be ahead by 50%.
Although it’s rare for Americans to agree on anything these days, maybe we can all stipulate that 2020 will go down as a really bad year, especially for those who have lost friends and family to the virus. We can try to politicize this and blame each other but let’s hope we are seeing the worst at the moment and that an effective vaccine is coming quickly, and we will all make it into 2021 and those who have lost their jobs will be reinstated, those who are suffering with the virus will fully recover and we on OMAAT can get back to arguing over which credit card offers the best deal again.
Hopefully sooner rather than later. No reason for government to subsidize their pay for them to sit at home while others are on unemployment. Fingers crossed that non-rev benefits get nixed too - they’re filling up first class right now, making it the least socially distanced cabin in the plane.
@Sel, D.
It's people like you that make the world a difficult place to live. You should combat those demons within that allow you to make such hateful comments. What God-fearing person would find excitement in the possible misery/demise of others? What kind of person would want others to be unable to provide for their families? Clearly that's you, which would suggest you have some deep rooted miserable issues of your own that should be addressed immediately. If you haven't figured it out by now, I am an AA employee whom asked for none of this. I have been reduced to fifteen hours a week and simply wish to return to work. Your hatred is disgusting and you should be mindful of the negative energy you put out into the universe as more times than not it finds it's way back to you. Now in the event a layoff befalls me I'd have you know my non-rev benefits will remain intact for up to five years per our contract. So I'll remind myself to turn and wave from first class as you may very well be sitting behind me. Enjoy the remainder of your day & be Blessed...
@Sel, D.
Without wishing to rehash the arguments about non-rev travel - Have a degree of compassion. Be nice, be pleasant and stop wanting other people to suffer just because they have access to something you apparently don't.
Did you by any chance vote for Trump?
@Sel, D
Even if an AA FA is forloughed they still will have flight benefits for at least two years I believe. It is written in their contract, so that is very wishful thinking on your part.
Also, yes the title is click baity. They issued warn notices and it depends on how many take the early outs, and other voluntary programs. It will likely not be 25,000 as that's an estimation if no one participates in their voluntary programs.
That being said, this is a blog and they need to get attention just like any other business so I don't fault them at all for the title.
The thing with AA is that so far out of all the big 3 they have the most aggressive and progressive plan to endure and win. Sad that so many may be affected jobwise, but, even with them being debt heavy my money is on American to come out of this mess the strongest. United is doing it all wrong by retreating. While Delta seems to be playing it safe. The pandemic has them all on level ground and it seems that the AA team is going for the kill! Their employees themselves will tell you. The fear and excitement is there.
Per our contract we'll have up to five years non-revenue flight benefits I'll be certain to wave from 1st class....
If you care about these employees, keep traveling. That’s the only real solution to preserving jobs.
Don’t depend on government to replace real economic activity.
Keep flying, continue to eat out, and stimulate the economy.
@Drerek
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
The US Govt. should have allowed furloughing employees and transferred the CARE fund directly to the affected employees. Would have lasted longer time without the middleman cut.