PAL crisis

[Xilcher]

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mao ni basta wala back-up na kapalit..

nanumdog man ning mga pilots sa wowowee ug willie..
hehehe

[cebulifer]

Ila gireklamo is ang entire system man sa PAL sa pagpadagan sa ilang mga tawo...

Saw the report yesterday, madahan nimo, ila mga domestic flight stewards, below minimum unya 3 yrs. na in service...
Mandatory retirement is @ age 40 sa mga bag-o, 55 for other stewards.

ang minimum is P280 per day. impossible!!! P280 x 26 days = P7,280 per month lang? Binuang pud na!!!

naa man sila union diba? there's a collective bargaining agreements na ilang gipirmahan. if they think na below minimum or kuwang ra gyud. eh nganong ning pirma man sila?

[blim98]

The Real Score
Today, a lot of PAL flights were cancelled, both domestic and regional flights were affected. The reason given, NO AVAILABLE CREW TO FLY THE PLANES!

Real score why pilots are leaving.

Last October 2009, the service contracts of 4 Captains (who are above 60 years old), namely De Dios, De la Cruz, Guttierez and Roma were terminated. The reason given was redundancy. 2 of these pilots were due to end their contracts, one in about 3 months time, and the other in about 6 months.

This event had the young pilots thinking, if this could be done to the old guys, it could easily be done to them as well ( 2 in the group who were terminated were returnees for the company during the strike). Because of this, as early as November last year, there were already some guys who applied for jobs somewhere else.

Then come February this year, 11 senior Captains and 7 of the most junior First Officers were given the same treatment. Again the reason was redundancy, when at that time, the average flying time was around 90 hours. The real reason was, they were going to open a Low Cost Carrier at Airphil, using the A320s, to counter the surging dominance of Cebu Pacific in the domestic as well as regional routes. Passenger market share was already 60% for Cebu Pac and 40% for PAL.

So, by late March this year, two of the A320 from the PAL fleet were transferred to Airphil together with the 11 elder captains plus 7 young first officers. Thrown to the other side of the fence to fly the planes, with compensation around half of what they used to get. Maybe PAL management's reasoning was, "... wala namang mapupuntahan ang mga iyan!"("...those guys don't have anywhere else to go to!")

Info leaked out that planes and pilots will be transferred from PAL to Airphil. It was announced during the Inaugural flight that 20 A320s is the initial target. In fact, there will be 4 brand new planes to be delivered between September to November, then another set next year.

This got the pilots thinking, where will they get the pilots to fly them?
The obvious answer was, from PAL. So the info was for real!

Knowing fully well what the working conditions and compensation are waiting for them at the other side of the fence, the A320 people started to explore other options before they got hit.

Although the compensation outside is may be bigger, the present pay scale may seem to be substantial, what with all the incentives that were packaged because of the last exodus. The real reason for this exodus is, the pilots (who have not union nor collective bargaining agreement to protect themselves), cannot take the "pambrabraso" (strong arm tactics) anymore. If they don't have security of tenure at PAL, then it would be a lot better to work elsewhere with the same unsecured job but with maybe better compensation.

Now, press releases from the company are again out to discredit the pilot group. Supposedly pilots are leaving and violating their contracts because of higher pay elsewhere. The veracity of PAL's claims is not accompanied by factual evidence and as it is intended, mask the true goings-on in the company and manipulate public opinion.

This is the score.

[Tirong-say]

Mao diay, kaluoy pud sa mga piloto, laliman ka ug katunga na lay ihatag, unya any time puwedeng taktakon, unfair kaayo na, bisan ako mao pud akong buhaton. Kadtong nangatak-tak tungod kuno sa redundancy mag-unsa na lang kaha to sila, maayo unta naay laing airline mokuha nila, balhin na lang siguro sa Cebu pacific, maayo unta naa puy bakante.

[peewee_toot]

okay kaayu ko nga ang mo take over ang government ani....

[poisontree]

sa ginterview last time gpakita iya payslip. limpio sya mga 6k+. (bro, minimum sa manila i think is 340+. if nisunod sila sa new increase mga 360+ na).

i think kahibaw pod siguro na mga employees sa ila rights. kng antos ra sila sa pamalakad, aw ila pod na..

ang minimum is P280 per day. impossible!!! P280 x 26 days = P7,280 per month lang? Binuang pud na!!!

naa man sila union diba? there's a collective bargaining agreements na ilang gipirmahan. if they think na below minimum or kuwang ra gyud. eh nganong ning pirma man sila?

[cobraKing]

abi nko dako ni ug sweldo ang crew sa eroplano..gamay ra diay..

[nagatonichan]

gamay man gud ni cla manghatag sweldo.. nya mahal kaau mu eskwela ug aeronatics..

[sharkey360]

THE problem that is now plag-uing the nation’s official airline carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL), is something we should all find the time to ponder on. While the abrupt resignation of 25 pilots has caused much anxiety as well as undue inconvenience to the riding public, you shouldn’t have to be a passenger to be concerned.

I am aware of the problems that beset labor and management. It is not often that both can sit down and agree to each other’s demands. But I must say that both sides should consider not only the legalities of this situation but the ethics and morality of it all, as well.

The pilots, if indeed they did not have a contract with PAL, still had the moral obligation not to leave the riding public in a lurch. It is not enough for the pilots to simply say that they broke no contract because they did not have a contract to begin with. Beyond legalities, it is a matter of professional ethics to give notice of one’s resignation.

On the other hand, the management of Philippine Airlines should also take into account the complaints of their employees. There was a reason why these pilots walked out on their jobs—-rightly or wrongly. The pilots’ actions seemed to hint of malice, sparked by anger perhaps?

The pilots have the right to seek better pay. They have the right to seek better employment elsewhere. But in seeking better pay and pastures, these pilots are not excused from giving proper notice to their employers and sparing the public from undue inconvenience.

Worldwide, the airline industry is struggling. The one thing that most employees often do not understand is the basic difference between employees and owners. Owners undertake the risk of their investments. In good times and in bad, they must pay overhead costs, which include payroll.

When the company profits, employees expect to share in the profits. But when the company loses money, employees do not expect to share in the losses. So why begrudge the owners of a business when they profit? Do employees have a right to demand a share of these profits? In times of crisis, do employees offer to take pay cuts?

While employees are the lifeblood of a business, they should not be myopic. They should not only look at the profit picture of a business in one period and immediately demand higher wages as a share of these profits without looking into the total picture of the company.

A business may reap profits in particular periods but also suffer losses in others. Have you ever heard of an airline that cuts the wages of its airline crew on certain flights because these flights have a lot of empty seats? As an employee, one cannot simply isolate the profits of one period and be justified in asking for higher wages because of such profits.

At the end of the day, despite accusations of injustice by employees of employers, the law of supply and demand will apply. Salaries will eventually rise despite and whatever the industry dictates or the law mandates. As consumers, we will have to be prepared to pay higher prices. This is the price we have to pay for taking our place in the global village.

Lim: PAL | Sun.Star Network Online

[peewee_toot]

not well compensated ang crew..