December 13, 2012

"Flight attendants at Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways are threatening to withhold food, alcohol and even smiles..."

"... from passengers during the Christmas holidays over a pay dispute, a union official said Thursday."
Posted by Ann Althouse at 1:00 PM
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9 comments:

campy said...

So they're in effect going to go on strike but 'technically' be at work so they will still expect to get paid?

12/13/12, 1:20 PM
Balfegor said...

Heavens . . . how awful! Why, then they'd be just like the American carriers!

Have we just been in the midst of an extended cabin attendant union dispute my entire adult life?

12/13/12, 1:32 PM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...

No food, alcohol or smiles?

Isn't that the scene where the cheating businessman comes home and the housewife is waiting for him with the just-discovered evidence?

12/13/12, 1:35 PM
traditionalguy said...

But the elves cannot go on strike a Christmas. Santa could lose his monopoly.

And if Chinese labor goes on strike the end is near.

12/13/12, 1:50 PM
Alex said...

Isn't that the scene where the cheating businessman comes home and the housewife is waiting for him with the just-discovered evidence?

Considering the hell flying is these days, the housewife has it easy.

12/13/12, 1:51 PM
Hagar said...

A Chinese filibuster?

12/13/12, 2:17 PM
edutcher said...

Be glad they don't use the passengers to practice their martial arts.

12/13/12, 3:17 PM
Ambrose said...

Do they fly to Detroit?

12/13/12, 3:58 PM
Ed said...

Tsundere flight attendants? And if Cathay Pacific managers further trick them into wearing maid outfits they will never have another empty seat...

12/14/12, 7:46 PM

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