You might notice American Airlines flight attendants wearing more union pins going forward, and that has some symbolic significance…
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Completely Un-American for workers to protest. It is absolutely stupid that workers are allowed to protest in the first place under the protection of leftist unions.
America has always been built on great singular leadership and staff should always obey, submit and commit to the company's leadership.
We're heading into dangerous terriority if we allow unions to have their say, next we'll make leadership take pay cuts when the company doesn't do well like they do in Japan and we won the war for a reason.
Nah, union and its members are just fine; you meant 'greedy' Ayatollah Isom, $34.1 million in excessive compensation (2023).
Nope, freedom of assembly and speech clearly protected under 1st Amendment. Unions, collective bargaining, and solidarity for your co-workers and all workers is what built the middle class and the American Dream.
Bunch of lazy sad usless old cry babies. Fire them all, they are there to serve customers, not protest their boss.
When the leadership is so bad that airline is a failing airline making record losses every quarter with an undesirable product and route network, do you seriously think these are crybabies for trying to save the FAILING airline?
You sound insufferable jackson. Your hate for anything Union or anything “socialist” is so much that it clouds any logical thoughts
"they are there to serve customers." You talk about them like they're slaves. They are there to earn a decent living, same reason the rest of us go to work.
Bringing customers into your employer/employee struggle is obnoxious. Could you imagine in the professional world, wearing some special WAR business tie while attending meetings with clients? A waiter at your favorite restaurant wearing anti-company or leadership pins? This, along with the lackadaisical service is why we don't like sky waitresses. They should protest by giving the best service in the industry, keeping their side of the street clean, and then *maybe* the finger pointing would be more justified.
You don't think the FAs have ANYTHING to do with the airline underperforming? Get real. They're equally guilty.
Its obvious that Isom will have another excuse at the end of 2026 for underachieving and not closing the gap with UA and DL.
Lol, they act like replacing the CEO will solve AA's problems. AA has financial issues and a culture problem. Culture may derive from leadership but it also begins with people, most of whom were there long before the current CEO.
Agreed, I have a hard time seeing this fly in other professional, customer facing industries.
Fire them all.
In a more serious vein, why would customers want to face that when they board a flight.
Do not air your dirty linen in public and expect sympathy. Especially if the service which you provide is not stellar.
Those women are lucky to even have jobs! Go try serving drinks at McDonalds or Burger King if you don’t like what you’re doing! Sheesh!
I get it... but as has been said, taking it to the customers really doesn't serve much purpose. Those of us bothering to read this and reply here understand the reason behind the pins/lanyards/etc. whether we agree with it or not. 99% of the traveling public does not. They have no context. I remember last year in the contract negotiation phase where person next to me asked the F/A on the jumpseat across what the WAR meant and the reply was "we don't like our management, they won't pay us what's fair." Then comes the announcement that the flight from CLT to FLL is too short for any service in coach, plus it might be bumpy, but we still get 3 credit card pitches including right up to the door opening on arrival. So what conclusion would the person without any context draw?
I'd have loved to seen a WAR pin on my F/A's uniform last week on AA.... 5 hour flight with no meal service in First (because we left a few minutes after 9), and the only service was one pass of the snack basket and one beverage service in the air, then 4 hours of closed curtain in the galley. No PDB, no offer of refill, no trash collected til landing. I mean, I know the no meal is just because AA is anything but premium. But disappearing act while saying "management is the problem" to the uninitiated could be misconstrued....
The only thing "we are ready" for as customers is the mass layoff of the majority of these overpaid, overweight and overaged flight attendants who believe that airline passengers exist strictly to provide jobs to these glorified waitresses.
Please tell them exactly what you said, word for word, before food and beverage service. EAT UP! Yum!
This is unacceptable in the business world. Union grievances with management have no place inboard the aircraft. Same goes for "pins" supporting various "politically charged" causes. Im ok with pins to fight childhood cancer... - who cannot be fine with that. Most things like BLM, Gaza, MAGA, Trans rights, Ant-ICE, etc., keep it off the plane.
This is so incredibly unprofessional and unacceptable. AAs employees are part of the problem.
Unacceptable. I am not interested in their"fight". I pay enough for flights, I dont want to see this stuff from FAs. Your job is to provide service and safety.
The rest of us who make a decent living are all just glorified slaves.
Jj is just brainwashed by propaganda.
Same name, but purpose has evolved.
Unions in the past were created to protect the hard working middle class and their American dream from greedy industrialist.
Union today is operating to protect the lazy not working but overspending class and their wannabe TikTok lifestyle dream from the free market economy.
Oh big surprise - they weren’t happy waiting on their contract. Then they got it and are unhappy again. They won’t walk to the back of the plane to get a Coke Zero but they’ll walk in a circle to gripe.
Reading the comments, I understand those that are frustrated by this action. But please be kind without derogatory language. You don't like what you are receiving for service, I get it. These are difficult times and be greatfful you are in a position that is not affected.
It is wild how quickly some are to punch-down on those literally serving them… wild.
Are you even based in the US? Psh.
(Probably one of these pretend-MAGA troll-farms in Pakistan…)
I can’t tell if real or fake Eskimo, but disagree on the last part; unions and their members still have merit, and these workers deserve better.
It is wild how quickly some are to punch-down on those literally paying salary to them… wild.
Making the beef with Isom customer facing is so misguided. 99.9% of passengers are not shareholders. Only shareholders and the AA Board ultimately can hold Isom accountable and force changes.
We the flying public vote with our choice of carrier. Front line employees bringing their grievances to us on board could only make us fly AA less not more.
Sadly American employees across all industries are treated badly. Poor pay, little paid time off , poor workers rights and expensive health care. Feeling sad for you from Europe, embrace socialism, your life will be so improved
1990.....if it's important for you to know, I'm an American but relocated permenently to Istanbul in 2021.
Oh, gosh, eww, just awful; was that move for the hair transplant, or for the authoritarian Erdogan regime?
The first amendment does not apply to American Airlines or any other private business. The constitution is about what the government can do.
LOL......my wife is Turkish. We were living in the USA and got sick of the state of affairs in most major cities. We lived in NYC for a while then tried the CT suburbs but that just wasn't for us. I'd rate Istanbul higher than any major city in America all things considered, but everyone has their own preferences.
I think all working people including actors and actresses should keep their mouths shut when it comes to politics. If I wanted their option I would ask them. For better or worse all they do is influence others just because of who they are. Frankly I don’t give a damn what they think
Ok that's it! You obviously are good buddies with Kirby and/or have stock in United.