Phaedrus said:Yes, by all means check out the story about AAI offering lower fares than SWA out of MDW.
Or this one:
Are AA's unions overreacting to management's bonuses?
American Airlines unions are overreacting to management’s stock-related bonuses that have been the subject of numerous media reports this week, says business columnist Mitchell Schnurman of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (free registration). “Why hyperventilate over some midrange bonuses that were earned over the past three years and still leave American executives vastly underpaid?” he writes. Noting that AA has already lost some of its top executives, Schnurman argues that “if American doesn't offer some upside to its executives, how will it keep them? … And if managers don't get the upside when the stock price quadruples, when will they get it?” Some will get as little as $2,000, he adds.
As for the controversy, he says this round of bonuses is different than the “secret” bonus scandal that forced out previous CEO Don Carty in 2003. This bonus, he says, was part of a pay plan approved over two years ago and was “shared with the unions and anyone else who read the company's annual proxy statements.” He adds that “it's notable that a stock-based pay plan has been in place at American since 1988; it just hasn't paid out for years, because the company was foundering.” And now that the company appears to be on the verge of a turnaround, Schnurman say he thinks AA’s top brass “deserve the money, not public catcalls.” For those with strong feelings on the issue, his column is a good read for anyone curious about the other side of this issue.
Maybe you should go on a sick out. How much fun was that?