When
you think of 13,000 people losing their job, you automatically think of the
worst. Well imagine if you were among one of those 13,000. On Wednesday,
American Airlines parent AMR Corp said, “it will seek to cut 13,000 jobs".
According to The Huffington Post, the job cuts would include 4,600 maintenance
workers, 4,200 baggage handlers, 2,300 flight attendants, 1,400 management and
support employees and 400 pilots.
So
what does this mean? Well, it will affect everyone in a different way. The ones
that will get hit the hardest are of course the families of the ones who will
be unemployed. With the economy being in the shape that it is right now, losing
your job is some people’s worst nightmare. Not having a job to support your
family or yourself can be depressing. It is devastating to know that people
will not be able to provide what their families need. Even basics could be hard
to come by.
Not
only is it hurting the employee, but the company will also be affected as well.
Will this mean fewer flights? What about higher ticket prices? The effects of
this decision can branch out to harm thousands more. Companies who cut
thousands of employees usually come under fire for obvious reasons. What would
bring them to make such a crushing choice?
On the other hand will this drastic cut actually help out the
company? They sure think so. According to NBC News, “The airline hopes to boost
revenue by increasing departures out of hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Miami,
Los Angeles and New York by 20 percent over the next five years.” We’ll see how
that works out for them.
On
the up side, I think it’s great that union representatives are fighting
for this. Although job cuts probably wont be that negotiable, maybe another
decision can be reached within the unions and American Airlines. Under the bankruptcy
law, “the company must provide the unions financial information to evaluate its
proposals, followed by good-faith negotiations to reach an agreement before
seeking help from the courts.”
If the
job cuts aren’t enough, the employees that get to stay with American will
probably end up working more hours and pay more for their healthcare with
having no increase in their pay. So there really is no win-win situation. You
either lose it all or you win some and lose some. Everyone has to make
sacrifices, some are just worst than others.
With
all of this craziness taking place, we can only hope for the best and see what
the end results are.
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