Abashayeli bezindiza be-United: Ubuholi abunamsebenzi obizayo we-UAL ngo-2008

CHICAGO – Abashayeli bezindiza be-United Airlines bathe namuhla ngaphansi kwewashi le-CEO uGlenn Tilton, i-United Airlines ngo-2008 yahluleka ngokusobala emizamweni yayo yokubuyisa isithunzi sayo njengenkampani yezindiza evelele emhlabeni. Ngonyaka odlule, inkampani yezindiza ibilokhu ikhungethwe ukushoda okushaqisayo kobuholi kanye nombono phakathi kukaTilton nabaphathi bakhe. U-Tilton kanye nabaphathi bakhe bagcine i-United Airlines igxilile ekunteni kwezimali nokusebenza kusukela yaphuma ekubhuntshini cishe eminyakeni emithathu edlule.

Ngokusekelwe ekusebenzeni kukaTilton okwedlule, abashayeli bezindiza abaziboni izimpawu zokuthi izinto zizoba ngcono esikhathini esizayo ngaphansi kwewashi lakhe. Ngesikhathi kusaphethe uTilton, abashayeli bamabhanoyi baveze ukuthi i-United ayinalo iqhinga elizoyenza ikwazi ukulawula isiphetho sayo.

"Ngezindlela eziningi, i-United Airlines ihlehle emuva," kusho uCaptain Steve Wallach, usihlalo we-United Master Executive Council ye-Air Line Pilots Association. “Kubashayeli bayo, abasebenzi nabagibeli, i-United Airlines imane iyigobolondo lalokho eyayiyikho ngaphambili. Kunokuba kusetshenziswe ukuhlelwa kabusha okulethwe ukuqothuka, okuhlanganisa nezigidigidi zamaRandi ezinikelwe abashayeli bezindiza nezinye izisebenzi ukuze bakhe phezu kwamandla ayinhloko e-United kanye nokulingana komkhiqizo, uMnu. Tilton nabaphathi bakhe bachithe ithuba eliyivelakancane lokubuyisela le nkampani yezindiza esikhundleni sayo sobuholi imboni yezindiza.

“I-United isabele ezenzakalweni, ngokungafani nokuzilindela nokuzilawula. Njengesibonelo esisodwa nje, njengesikhulu sangaphambili semboni kawoyela, umuntu ubengalindela ukuthi u-Tilton athathe isinyathelo kusenesikhathi futhi esiwujuqu ukuze abhekane nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zikaphethiloli. Irekhodi libonisa ukuthi wehluleka kakhulu kulo msebenzi.

“UMnu. Impendulo engaguquki kaTilton ezinkingeni ze-United kube ukujezisa labo abafake isandla kakhulu empumelelweni ye-United: abasebenzi bayo namakhasimende ayo,” kusho uCaptain Wallach. “Nakuba u-Tilton nabaphathi bakhe abakhethwe ngesandla beqhubeka nokuzitholela izinzuzo ezikhulayo, izisebenzi ziye zadilizwa, futhi abagibeli bethu baye baphazanyiswa uchungechunge lwemali ekhokhwa isikhathi esingafanele nengacatshangwa kahle kanye nokuncipha kwesevisi okungathandwayo. Ukubeka ngamafuphi inkulumo endala yokukhangisa, 'Lena akuyona indlela yokuphatha inkampani yezindiza,' kodwa yilokho ongakulindela kowayengumphathi wenkampani kawoyela, ngokusobala umuntu ongajwayelene nokuqhuba imboni yezinsizakalo, owayengakaze akhathalele abasebenzi bakhe noma ukhonze izidingo zamakhasimende akhe.”

Ukubheka irekhodi le-Tilton onyakeni odlule lixoxa indaba yamathuba aphuthelwe, ukuntuleka kobuholi nokusebenza kabi:

- I-UAL ithumele ukulahlekelwa kwekota yesithathu eyizigidi ezingama-779, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-519
okubangelwa uthango lwamafutha olubi. Ukubalwa kabi kuthango lwamafutha
kuyadumaza ikakhulukazi, uma ucabanga ukuthi uTilton weza e-United evela
I-Chevron Texaco, enye yezinkampani zikawoyela ezinkulu ezweni lonke.

- I-UAL ithumele ukulahlekelwa kwezigidi ezingu-$542 ngekota yokuqala, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-305
ngaphezulu kwekota yokuqala yonyaka odlule.

- I-UAL ilahlekelwe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-151 engxenyeni yesibili. Nge-akhawunti ye-noncash
izindleko, okuhlanganisa inkokhiso eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.3 zamarandi wokonakala okuhle kanye
I-R82 million yezindleko zokuyeka umsebenzi, inkampani yezindiza ibike ukuthi i-$ 2.7 billion
ukulahlekelwa phakathi nekota.

- Ngesikhathi lapho imboni izama ukuhlanganisa, i-United
Izindiza kanye ne-Tilton zihanjiswe yi-Delta ne-Continental. Delta,
eyayicabangela umshado ne-United, yakhetha iNorthwest esikhundleni.
I-Continental, ebonakale isonqenqemeni lokuhlanganiswa okumenyezelwe
nge-UAL ngo-April, washiya u-Tilton emi e-altare ekugcineni
ngomzuzu ngemuva kokumisa izingxoxo.

- Ngilangazelela ukuhlanganiswa kozakwethu, - NOMA YIMUPHI umlingani wokuhlanganiswa - Tilton
izame ukuqondisa i-United Airlines iqonde ezingalweni zase-US
I-Airways, inkampani yezindiza eyaziwa ngezinkinga ekuphathweni kwayo, isevisi yayo,
naphakathi kwabasebenzi bayo. Isikhalo kuphela esivela ku-Air Line Pilots
Ukuhlangana kanye nokusabela okungekuhle okuvela kwezezimali
umphakathi uvimbele u-Tilton ukuthi aqalise ukuzibulala okungenzeka ukuthi azibulale
umgomo wokuhlanganisa ne-US Airways.

- I-United yamemezela ngoJuni ukuthi izoqeda "uphethiloli
indiza engasebenzi kahle, naphezu kokungenazo izinhlelo zokuyishintsha
izindiza ezintsha, ezisebenza kahle kakhulu. Lesi sinqumo sasisekelwe ngaleso sikhathi
amanani aphakeme kaphethiloli. Amanani kawoyela manje asephansi ngeminyaka emine. Vuliwe
inkambo yayo yamanje futhi ekupheleni kuka-2009, i-Tilton izobe isinciphile
Imikhumbi ye-United ngo-20%. Lesi ngesinye isibonelo uTilton nesakhe
abaphathi abazange bafunde isifundo esikhulu ekuqoqweni kwemali: Awukwazi
ihlehle ibe yinzuzo; kumele ube nesu lokukhulisa i
inkampani.

- Ngenkathi i-United Airlines ilahlekelwa yimali, i-Tilton yakhipha abashayeli bezindiza kanye
abanye abasebenzi, banciphise isevisi futhi bacele abagibeli ukuthi bakhokhe
okuningi ngokuncane. Iphakethe lesinxephezelo likaTilton libikwe ku-$10.3
izigidi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa iholo, izibonelelo zesitoko, izinketho nokunye okwengeziwe
okungeziwe. Iphakethe lesinxephezelo lika-Tilton lika-$10.3 million lilingana nele
Ama-CEO wezimbangi ze-United: I-CEO ye-American Airlines, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-4.6;
Isikhulu esiphezulu seSouthwest Airlines, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1.3; Isikhulu esiphezulu seJetBlue, $514,000.

- I-UAL iphinde kabili imali eyikhokhisa abagibeli ngokubheka isikhwama sesibili,
ukukhulisa izintela kubagibeli nokubakhuthaza ukuthi bahambe
kwenye indawo.

- I-United yamemezela ngo-Agasti ukuthi izoyeka ukuncoma
isevisi yokudla kumqeqeshi ezindizeni eziningi eziya nokubuya eYurophu njengendlela eya
ukunciphisa izindleko, kuphela ukuhlehlisa lezo zinhlelo ngemva kokuba abagibeli bebhikishe. I
ukuhlehla kwaba amahloni kuTilton nabaphathi bakhe, futhi
sibonise indlela abaphuma ngayo kubagibeli bethu.

- Ngokusola okucacile nokuhlabayo kwabashayeli bezindiza nabanye abasebenzi,
I-United Airlines '"Inhlolovo Yabasebenzi Ka-2008" ibonise ukuthi abasebenzi be-UAL
ungathembi, uhloniphe noma ube nokholo kubaphathi be-United
Izinkampani zezindiza. Amaphesenti angama-38 kuphela e-United Airlines azwakalise ukuthi “Ukuziqhenya
United,” uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso se-Fortune 500 Company, lapho abangu-84
amaphesenti abasebenzi abonisa ukuziqhenya ngomqashi wawo. Futhi, amaphesenti angu-70
abasebenzi be-United bathi abagculisekile ngemisebenzi yabo, 73
amaphesenti afuna imisebenzi emisha kanti amaphesenti angama-77 awacabangi ukuthi i-United
indawo enhle yokusebenza.

“U-2008 uwodwa ufakazela ukuthi lobu buholi bukaTilton ku-United buyisehluleki,” kusho uCaptain Wallach. “Umsebenzi kaTilton ngesikhathi esebenza e-United Airlines uyazikhulumela. Imane ayisebenzi. Abashayeli bezindiza bayayibona. Abasebenzi bayayibona. Abagibeli bayayibona ngempela. Umphakathi wokutshala izimali uyakubona. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi i-United Board of Directors ikubone lokho. I-United Airlines kumele izikhulule ebuholini obuhlulekile kanye nokuntula umbono ukuze iphinde ibe yinkampani yezindiza abashayeli bezindiza nabasebenzi abazigqaja ngayo ngokuyisebenzela, nabagibeli abazofuna ukundiza kuyo.”