AP - US Airways Appeals for Employees to Help

By DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writer

PHILADELPHIA - US Airways appealed to its employees to come to Philadelphia International Airport on their days off this weekend to help boost staffing, hoping to avoid the type of Christmas fiasco that left the airline with too few workers to fly all its planes and process luggage.

In a message to its employees Tuesday, US Airways sought volunteers willing to give up their New Year's Eve plans and work for free in Philadelphia. It said they could expect to be used as customer greeters, ramp agents or baggage sorters.

In a separate note, the company said it would conduct an "enhanced review" of each worker's attendance record from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3 to determine who should be disciplined, or denied pay, because of the spike in sick calls.




What world does US Airways live in that after cutting employees pay by 21% (down from a 34% cut demanded by management) and threatening employees with a sick call review that they have the audacity to ask their employees to help them, let alone without pay?

I'm sure there are employees who do appreciate their jobs and are willing to work for free on their day off but does US Airways really expect a favorable response from the employees they are continuing to crap on?