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Labor Advisory Committee Meeting Update
5/5/04
Representatives of all US Airways unions met with US Airways executives and management today to hear presentations on the company's finances, management's business assumptions going forward, and the new marketing and operations strategies that management hopes to undertake to move the airline to profitability.
The new CEO, Bruce Lakefield, and the new CFO, Dave Davis, made presentations describing the state of the airline and outlining their view that major structural changes are required to lower costs. Other executives described the aggressive marketing plans and the general strategy going forward:
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PHL will continue as the core of US Airways network, adding more point-to-point flying;
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LGA, BOS and DCA will grow with increased point-to-point flying;
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The Shuttle will continue to be a key US Airways asset;
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CLT will continue as a hub and PIT will have fewer flights but US Airways will still be a major airline at that airport.
All this information was meant to provide context for management's proposals for more employee concessions. But those proposals were not laid-out in this meeting and, it seems, may not even be laid-out tomorrow when the entire AFA MEC meets with management in DC for a presentation of the same material more closely focused on our workgroup.
Although we were not told management's timeline for laying out specific concessions demands, they made no bones about the fact that they are looking at reductions in rates of pay, seniority, benefits, productivity, scope (subcontracting), and specifically for passenger service more automation at the airports. They also stated that their models for employee salaries and costs are JetBlue and America West (not Southwest!).
The new CEO, Bruce Lakefield, stated that he doesn't see his mission as selling the airline off, either in whole or in parts. He stated that his goal is to establish a relationship with employees that will lead to profitability for the airline. He commented on the high level of Professionalism in the US Airways workforce, and said he wanted to retain that and add the elements of Pride and Productivity.
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