wazua Tue, Mar 24, 2026
Welcome Guest Search | Active Topics | Log In

10 Pages«<45678>»
KQ-11TH AUGUST 2009 STRIKE IS ON!
FundamentAli
#51 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 6:28:00 AM
Rank: Veteran

Joined: 11/4/2008
Posts: 1,289
Location: Nairobi
Now I see why outsorcing makes sense. Outsource,outsource,outsource whatever you can. Union officials are mad. Workers will loose in the long run.

Fundamentals + Sentiments = Position
Impunity
#52 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 7:44:00 AM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 3/2/2009
Posts: 26,331
Location: Masada
What tool does a flight crew have to drop down?A pen?

The Hague...or Local Triburnal ama TJRC.
Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.

Rungika
#53 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 7:53:00 AM
Rank: Member

Joined: 8/5/2009
Posts: 11
@Impunity.....LMAO umenichekesha sana........

Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
KulaRaha
#54 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 8:18:00 AM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 7/26/2007
Posts: 6,514
I have flights booked for kesho,what will happen?

Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
Tot
#55 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 8:21:00 AM
Rank: Member

Joined: 3/18/2009
Posts: 15
Any one with an update?? i heard some flights are still taking off??
bird_man
#56 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 9:23:00 AM
Rank: Veteran

Joined: 11/2/2006
Posts: 1,206
Location: Nairobi
I think you would have to be crazy to strike unless you know that your presence at KQ is critical.So many guys have graduated from the universities this year yet no company is currently hiring.....then you want to strike?!Unless you are critical to any company,a guy will be trained so fast to do your job at half your cost.Those who feel that Emirates,Qatar Airways are paying better should go there......

I can assure you that as people strike today.....CVs are flooding at KQ for that 'poor pay'. . . and with some training.....It's all a matter of demand and supply....ask indians why they move to work in other countries despite of their technical expertise and fairly good education!



The world is changed by those who dare dream.
Formally employed people often live their employers' dream & forget about their own.
Sasha
#57 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 9:33:00 AM
Rank: Veteran

Joined: 9/5/2007
Posts: 627
Rumour has it that some employees are now asking the union to cool down with their hard stances!

If they strike, if I was Naikuni, I would summarily dismiss all those who do not show up to work when called, and proceed on a recruitment drive. In the meantime, outsource from KLM, Virgin and the rest!


Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time!
VituVingiSana
#58 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 10:18:00 AM
Rank: Chief

Joined: 1/3/2007
Posts: 18,349
Location: Nairobi
Ku-strike ni bure... just wait till the paychecks stop coming in... some flights delayed coz of go-slow... KQ made a mega-loss in 2008-9... run to EK or QR if u think they pay better.

Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
VituVingiSana
#59 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 10:35:00 AM
Rank: Chief

Joined: 1/3/2007
Posts: 18,349
Location: Nairobi
Many airlines use 'wet leases' meaning they hire aircraft+crew. This often happens in emergency or strike situations. Wet-leasing is more expensive BUT enables the airline to continue with services. Also KLM will probably take over some routes for KQ esp AMS-NBO. Tanzania routes can be taken over by Precision Air.

Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
Njunge
#60 Posted : Friday, August 14, 2009 11:11:00 AM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 2/7/2007
Posts: 11,935
Location: Nairobi
It's tricky for the staff to go on strike.A recourse at the industrial court is not a guarantee to anything better than the 11/13% management offer going by the kind of -ve profit they made last year.If anything,the court may decline to offer anything at all or even ask staff to take a pay cut.The union must realise that the days of banging table tops are long gone.........However,am surprised at the low wages the company gives to the lower cadre of employees.21K inclusive of allowances in Nairobi is low .I doubt that compares well with peers in the region.

Old man about town....
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
10 Pages«<45678>»
Forum Jump  
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Copyright © 2026 Wazua.co.ke. All Rights Reserved.