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I hope everyone gets their wish.

i got ord for the past 2 years... but that's when i was sfo based... now that ord is home... hmmmm. idk. and i didn't get christmas off (shocker!), so i have no idea where i want to go... can you put in ord for a layover when you are based there?! i'm actually being serious with this question...

Exactly...I agree with Rafael....And to Esther I say You, Me, All of us... That is what a Union is! A union is not a person or "the elected officials" only. It is All Of US put together as ONe towards a common goal. And it is only as strong as we want it to be. I hope you're planning on attending one of the picketing events at Various Airport ... Read Moreon Jan 7th. Let's learn from American F/A and the contract they were able to achieve back in 1993 because of their strong solidarity during their strike!

That is right Angela...Ester liston to your peers....YOU are the UNION!!!!!!!!! WHen was the last time YOU volunteered at all.5 minutes or 5 hours. I giabout 20 hours a week....When you get in trouble...do you think it will be the company that is there for you?? THINK AGAIN.......
IT WILL BE ME OR SOMEONE LIKE BE THAT GIVES THEIR OWN PERSONAL TIME TO WORK TO BETTER YOUR JOB!!!!!
Get informed and stop complaining until YOU do something about it.

Their motto appears to be, "Let them eat cake." Quelle surprise.

Corporate GREED, no consciences at all....take food out of our mouths, educations from our kids, care from our elderly, housing from us...our past, our present, our future...Where is Robin Hood when we need him?!
They obviously don't believe in Karma!

ok you go be an adult and RACK UP THOSE POINTS!!!!

Anyone in ORD know whats going on with bids?

I am just reading this posting and everyone's comments and it's sad to me that no one person has mention anything about Alcoholism as a disease. People, face it, we work in a profession (yes Mr. Tilton, it's still a profession) that's very stressful in many ways. Both Pilots and Flight Attendants have lives that have had to face many challenges in ... Read Morethe past 8 years and some have hit bottom hard in many different ways, say financial, emotional, marriages broken, houses lost, and ADDICTION AND ALCOHOLISM IS VERY REAY BETWEEN US and many of us are not facing the facts that some drink way too much. One or two beers for one person means 6-8 beers after for another. i've seen it in layovers one to many times. We need to support each other on this. If you don't know how to do this, inform yourselves about it by asking what can be done to help someone who might have a pills or drinking problem. Let's not judge, lets learn about this and help. IT is real, Alcoholism/addiction is between us. Many pilots drink, many flight attendants drink. We all know the stories.

With all due respect, Enrique, not all crew members get slammed with liquor and try to fly a Boeing 747 full of passengers or assume their flight attendant duties. Addictions in this environment are no different then in the "real" world. Take it from a guy who was in the Navy for ten years, the corporate world for 10 years. Our demons just happen to happen in foreign cities and hotel layovers.

What Vacation?
Do you mean VWOP??

Well I see the pilots have applied to have their certifications reinstated. I think it is funny that they have made the Urban Dictionary...Northwest Nap~when you sleep so deeply that you can't be awakened by ATC, chimes, cell phones, or fighter jets!

Yah Right!!!

Was told the other day what would take care of this problem {by a 1K no less}....1st bag free to check, charge for all carry on rollerboards....there would be an exponential drop in bags brought on and a whole lot less drama. So of course, United would never agree to this!

The company messed up on this policy...it should be, charge for carry ons and maybe we wouldn't have to do 150 announcements about how to store their bags and then check what doesn't fit...another "well thought out" policy (NOT!)

So glad the Union actually did something about this. No more 90 year old seniors selling their seniority privilages to others. This wasn't just about stealing trips at midnight from other flight attendants- It will stop the dishonest trades with "FRIENDS".

When will I ever see an international trip again???

This is bull. I've been using them religiously and there hasn't been a problem. Now they want me to try to get to work on United Distress. What is so difficult. Hurry up and solve this problem.

Too bad for them! Dumb move

Kate, you're 100% right. I just bought some tkts from MRY to LAS for $29! What?? That's cheaper than non-rev tkts! Can you believe that?

Way past time to increase the price of tickets!!!

Go Alison!!!

I'm not the seat police. United expects me to do enough, with less pay of course. More pay, more work. Didn't these people ever have any kind of basic business schooling?