The Perfectly Equal Society

[TehBorken]

[font face="VERDANA, HELVETICA" size="2"]The Perfectly Equal Society:  In January, Canada's human rights commission was authorized by the Supreme Court to resume consideration of a union's claim that Air Canada's flight attendants (who are mostly women) are just as valuable, and therefore should be paid the same, as its pilots and mechanics (mostly men).
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From the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News, 1-26-06[/font]
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]Maybe it's just me, but if I had to choose who had the more "valuable" job in the airline industry I think I'd pick the pilot over a flight attendant. I have nothing against flight attendants but the truth is they're considered "optional equipment" when it comes to flying a plane. [font face="VERDANA, HELVETICA" size="2"] [/font]

[Sportsdude]

unless they are trained in flying a plane then I think they have a gripe. Otherwise, not so much.

[P.C.]

How ridiculous !!!!   So Donald Trumps mail boy, should get paid the same as the Donald ??

 Well a more 'even' analogy.....the gal who shovels out the ape pen should get paid the same as the zoologist

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[/DIV]Education for ape pen scooper  Learning the proper use and care of a shovel and which end most effectively gets the job done.  (not that there's anything wrong with the pooper scooper job)

 How absurd !!!!!

[49er]

I always wonder why flight attendants don't get tipped as other servers in other industries

[soapbox]

get a grip indeed.

airline mechanics - up to 3 years post secondary education.responsible for the plane safety and souls onboard

pilots - up to 3 years post secondary.responsible for the plane and souls on board.

airline host(ess) - no post secondary.responsible for serving food and seating customers,supplying blankets and earphones.basic safety training.  

[TehBorken]

soapbox wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]airline host(ess) - no post secondary.responsible for serving food and seating customers,supplying blankets and earphones.basic safety training.[/div]
I'm surprised they're not asking to be paid more than the pilots- after all, the only thing the pilot does is fly the plane. And they get to sit down while they do it, those slackers!

[49er]

........ after all, the only thing the pilot does is fly the plane. And they get to sit down while they do it, those slackers!
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and not even that when plane is on auto-pilot....pilot then sleeps on the job

[P.C.]

and not even that when plane is on auto-pilot....pilot then sleeps on the job[/DIV] [/DIV]they have to catch a nap when they're on auto pilot......sometimes 3 or 4 cocktails will do that to a person.

(just kidding....sort of)[/DIV]

[Witch]

Keep in mind that the commission has only been authorised to consider the claim. If I claim that my paperboy should be paid the same as my neurosurgeon  the commission could consider the claim. Doesn't mean they have to find any merit in that claim.

[Sportsdude]

hey witch don't diss the paper boy we get some serious coinage.

[perpetual]

That is whacked....I'd rather pay the people that fly and fix the planes more than the people that throw a bag of peanuts at me or roll their eyes when I ask for a blanket because the cabin is freaking freezing....

Yes I realize they are our safety line in case of a crash, but still, it is the pilots and the mechanics who keep the plane from crashing...

[soapbox]

yes,especially aircanada hosts who seem to always roll their eyes when asked for something that doesn't include alcohol.

aircanada is the worst.

i fly westjet.

international:[/DIV]luftthansa is the best[/DIV]british airways, second[/DIV]and of course,air kenya!!! man those landings can be fun!