At American, Passengers Pay for Bags, Execs Get Bonuses, Workers Get Shaft
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Passengers are paying fees for bags, blankets and maybe someday for those tiny restrooms at the back of the plane, but top executives at AMR, parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, are set to rake in millions in bonuses next week. The Transport Workers (TWU) says those bonuses are “Excess Baggage.”
TWU, which represents 28,000 ground workers at the two airlines, yesterday kicked off a new advertising and text campaign protesting the bonuses. Several hundred TWU members marched outside American’s terminal at the Dallas International Airport to let passengers know those bag fees are being turned to executive bonuses.
The ads feature suitcases full of cash under the heading “Excess Baggage,” and invite readers to join a campaign to curb sky-high executive pay by texting “Excess” to 30644.
For more on excessive executive pay, visit the 2010 AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch website here. Read the rest of this entry »
TWU Campaigns Against ‘Outrageous’ Exec Bonuses at American
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Tired of corporate executives taking seven-figure bonuses while other workers are laid off, the Transport Workers (TWU) launched a national advertising campaign to raise awareness about outrageous pending awards at AMR, the parent company for American Airlines and American Eagle.
The union began running ads April 2 in major news outlets such as CNN and in newspapers in Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Tulsa and other major American Airlines markets.
TWU also is reaching out to the public through ads on Google and other Internet sites and search engines. Each message encourages frequent flyers and the general public to play the “American Exec Check” game here. The interactive online game challenges the public to guess how much various CEOs make and to drag their caricatures to a desk marked with differing dollar figures.
