Those Damn Unions - Forcing Companies to ON-SHORE JOBS

[dbackjon]

US Airways is hiring 150 customer service agents at its Phoenix call center as part of a deal with its union to bring customer service jobs back to the United States from overseas.

Altogether, the Tempe airline will be hiring 400 customer service agents in Phoenix, Reno, Nev., and Winston-Salem, N.C. under contract agreements with the Airline Customer Service Employee Association , CWA and IBT.

The jobs will be moving from a Philippines call center in Manila under an agreement by the airline to handle all service calls originating in the United States from U.S. call centers.



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[Grizalltheway]

I bet the assholes who get the jobs will expect a decent wage and a couple days off per week, huh? Pricks.

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

If you had left it at "Those Damn Unions" I would have agreed with you.

[catamount man]

this is great news! OBAMA 2012!

[Ivytalk]

US Airways is hiring 150 customer service agents at its Phoenix call center as part of a deal with its union to bring customer service jobs back to the United States from overseas.

Altogether, the Tempe airline will be hiring 400 customer service agents in Phoenix, Reno, Nev., and Winston-Salem, N.C. under contract agreements with the Airline Customer Service Employee Association , CWA and IBT.

The jobs will be moving from a Philippines call center in Manila under an agreement by the airline to handle all service calls originating in the United States from U.S. call centers.



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/business/artic ... z1caaYTT8w" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Filipinos probably spoke better English.

[travelinman67]

"this is great news! OBAMA 2012!"

[CID1990]

AND forcing companies like Boeing to close down plants in South Carolina.

Nancy Pelosi is so proud.

[AZGrizFan]

US Airways is hiring 150 customer service agents at its Phoenix call center as part of a deal with its union to bring customer service jobs back to the United States from overseas.

Altogether, the Tempe airline will be hiring 400 customer service agents in Phoenix, Reno, Nev., and Winston-Salem, N.C. under contract agreements with the Airline Customer Service Employee Association , CWA and IBT.

The jobs will be moving from a Philippines call center in Manila under an agreement by the airline to handle all service calls originating in the United States from U.S. call centers.



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/business/artic ... z1caaYTT8w" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Great. Now we know who to blame when the cost of a US Airways ticket goes up.

I bet the assholes who get the jobs will expect a decent wage and a couple days off per week, huh? Pricks.

They're union workers. They'll want a fuck of a lot more than that.

[89Hen]

Sounds like a case of a broken clock.