...John, I had 13 years with DL and I could not say what you said any better! You make an excellent anylisis of the current airline situation with a lot of insite... TIME magazine, in its international editionsm, which I read today enroute to LAX, echoes your views exactly. Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- "John W. Swiman" <Rinoflite@aol.com> wrote: > Dear Group: > > May I say something that must be addressed. > > There is a problem with all salaries in the > industry. First of all the top > management also must give back. I am sorry but I > have seen the people in the > trenches give up much and at the same time the top > management still get all > they want! > > I am speaking for experience. The last round just > after 9/11 what did they > do? They cut staff! That is not the ways to make > matters better. Look at > who is been making money, JetBlue, Southwest etc. > Need I say more.. > > Look I have been with many airlines in both grunt > positions and aslso as > V.P.'s and let me tell you, that the people in upper > managemernt MUST get on > the floor and work with the staff and then they will > know that what they are > being paid is not enough and Management must also > cut theirs as well. But on > the same hand there are those (mechanics and pilots) > that think they are God > and demand money. Guess what they are not and they > can't be pigs about what > they are being paid. > > The average worker in the US on the whole only gets > around 9.50 to 10.00 and > Hour! > > Guys, lets face facts the airline industry as we > know it is dead and it is > time that it is run like a business and ALL > employees are paid what they are > worth, not more or less just beacsue of the type of > work they do. And that > includes upper and top management who have to get > off their asses and get on > the floor and sweat! > > I know that I will get a lot od feedback on this but > I just had to state my > feelings. > > John W Swiman > Mimai __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com