"I have seen lots of excuses for why people took it upon themselves to call in sick, such as low morale, poor management, anger over pay cuts and frustration with labor negotiations," Lakefield said. "None of those excuses passes the test. We all have our jobs to do."
Union leaders representing workers in negotiations with the airline over further pay and benefits concessions denied any organized effort to slow operations.
"It's poor management planning, that's my opinion," Teddy Xidas, president of the Pittsburgh branch of the Association of Flight Attendants, said Saturday. "We have sick calls every single year around the holiday."
The airline was grounded after a computer meltdown, incliement weather in the Midwest and Northeast, and staff shortages.
Hawking said:
Yup. Flying really does suck these days. I love the episode of South Park that clowns this fact. You rather be giving a blow job AND getting fucked up the ass than getting on an airplane...
Unless, of course, you're actually trying to travel. In which case, the sexual antics probably won't help (though they may help with gas money...).
Christopher
Portland, OR
November 2002
DEC 26, 2004 08:28 PM