Comments on: Change is Hard, Scary, but Necessary

By: Chris Cotter

Chris Cotter — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:30:00 +0000

@Connsernedcitsen I was told that, and I even remember the duty manager that told me that… Guzman. It makes bad business sense to say that, but I promise you, that is what I was told by him. Of course, maybe that is why he is no longer working for Allied anymore.
Thanks for the well wishes too.

By: Chris Cotter

Chris Cotter — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:28:24 +0000

@harley I did bring it up with the stewards. It got to the point where I thought about withdrawing my membership from the union. that is where Eddie J. stepped in and gave me the speech about the benefits of being in the union.
I also addressed my frustrations and issues with him, and rather than saying that they would look into them, or something like that, he ended the conversation saying I feel the same way.
I did sit over at the table listening to my little headphones all the time. It made for a much more enjoyable day. I did not have to listen to the stewards, sitting by the leads office, complaining almost all the time. That is not the work experience I wanted.
I did go to two meetings. I sat through them, and was not impressed. News, and a lot of complaining is what I saw. I chose not to go to any more of them, because of the experiences I had at those two meetings.
Last thing. You can say that Allied/Ogden has lost no contracts if you completely ignore the fact that Allied has lost: Delta, Northwest, USAir, United, Continental, AirTran, and UPS (and all the regional and city-hopper flights associated with these airlines).
Swissport is a multinational/international corporation that is much larger than Allied is, and they do offer us benefits of all types for us to choose from.

By: Connsernedcitsen

Connsernedcitsen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:24:10 +0000

Never heard anything from any employer I have ever worked with that encouraged me to go out on workers comp if I couldn’t work safely. That seems to defeat the purpose of hiring you and creates overhead for them. Maybe you missunderstood them or you did not get correct information from a reliable source or maybe they just wanted to see you quit.

Anyway, wish you well in your job change at DFW airport.

By: harley mcfarley

harley mcfarley — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:21:22 +0000

if safety was an issue, maybe you should have been more active with the union stewards in addressing these problems. i know i never saw you at any union meetings, unless you went at a different time, i cant say for sure.

what i do know is, every time i saw you, you were always sitting against the wall, with your little earphones in your head, when you werent fueling that is.

and allied/ogden hasnt lost a contract yet. so i guess you dropped the ball on that.

i am curious as to what kind of benefits you are getting over there. from what i’m hereing sounds like you aint getting much of anything.

By: Darcy Crowson

Darcy Crowson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:12:51 +0000

Awsome son!!! Good for you and there is NOTHING wrong with writing how you feel. That is our God given right and touche’ to you!!! Your saftey IS important for YOU and your FAMILY. They depend on you and believe me you dont want to end up on WC for the rest of your life…or even temporarily, whether they care or not. Glad you love your new position!!!