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I'm cooking at the Houston Rodeo this week and I stopped by the United Airlines cooking tent to admire their huge beautiful BBQ pit shaped and painted like a Boeing 777.
The discussion with the United guys went to "Why Continental Airlines used United as their new name from the merger when it was Continental that bought United (Continental was the larger of the merger). The spokesman said Obama would allow no assets to leave Chicago under any circumstances. Continental took the big BBQ pit up to Chicago to have a "good will merger BBQ event". Several of the union employees asked "where has the pit been?" They had never seen it before. As soon as they learned it came from Houston and the Continental Airline "crew", they turned their plates of food upside down in front of the guys cooking and running the pit. When quizzed further, the United crews still man the same United planes and the Continental crews still man the former Continental planes. Soooooooooo .... even though Continental bailed out bankrupt United, the old United union bosses still hate the Continental people (all of them) for not letting the United unions run the WHOLE show. |
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I'm cooking at the Houston Rodeo this week and I stopped by the United Airlines cooking tent to admire their huge beautiful BBQ pit shaped and painted like a Boeing 777. The discussion with the United guys went to "Why Continental Airlines used United as their new name from the merger when it was Continental that bought United (Continental was the larger of the merger). The spokesman said Obama would allow no assets to leave Chicago under any circumstances. Continental took the big BBQ pit up to Chicago to have a "good will merger BBQ event". Several of the union employees asked "where has the pit been?" They had never seen it before. As soon as they learned it came from Houston and the Continental Airline "crew", they turned their plates of food upside down in front of the guys cooking and running the pit. When quizzed further, the United crews still man the same United planes and the Continental crews still man the former Continental planes. Soooooooooo .... even though Continental bailed out bankrupt United, the old United union bosses still hate the Continental people (all of them) for not letting the United unions run the WHOLE show. |
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easy remedy, abolish unions...
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easy remedy, abolish unions... That is what I was thinking. |
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easy remedy, abolish unions... Just break their power and political Cronyism,and make them absolutely voluntary! Right now,with their Political Backers,they have an absolute stranglehold on the Working Man! |
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I'm cooking at the Houston Rodeo this week and I stopped by the United Airlines cooking tent to admire their huge beautiful BBQ pit shaped and painted like a Boeing 777. The discussion with the United guys went to "Why Continental Airlines used United as their new name from the merger when it was Continental that bought United (Continental was the larger of the merger). The spokesman said Obama would allow no assets to leave Chicago under any circumstances. Continental took the big BBQ pit up to Chicago to have a "good will merger BBQ event". Several of the union employees asked "where has the pit been?" They had never seen it before. As soon as they learned it came from Houston and the Continental Airline "crew", they turned their plates of food upside down in front of the guys cooking and running the pit. When quizzed further, the United crews still man the same United planes and the Continental crews still man the former Continental planes. Soooooooooo .... even though Continental bailed out bankrupt United, the old United union bosses still hate the Continental people (all of them) for not letting the United unions run the WHOLE show. Continental, tough people. They survived Eastern and they'll eat United sooner or later. |
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United wasn't going bankrupt, and at the time of the merger, the ratio was roughly 45-55, with the larger portion being United. Both airlines had union people, but I don't know about the Chicago connection. The people I heard from (Airliners.net) said nothing about animosity toward the Continental people. Looks like the OP is mostly made up, save for maybe the existence of the 777-shaped barbecue.
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United wasn't going bankrupt, and at the time of the merger, the ratio was roughly 45-55, with the larger portion being United. Both airlines had union people, but I don't know about the Chicago connection. The people I heard from (Airliners.net) said nothing about animosity toward the Continental people. Looks like the OP is mostly made up, save for maybe the existence of the 777-shaped barbecue. But Unions in their present form are still crap,regardless! Tool of the Politicians ad Big Corporations,to the detriment of upstart Entrepreneurs and Workers! |
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United wasn't going bankrupt, and at the time of the merger, the ratio was roughly 45-55, with the larger portion being United. Both airlines had union people, but I don't know about the Chicago connection. The people I heard from (Airliners.net) said nothing about animosity toward the Continental people. Looks like the OP is mostly made up, save for maybe the existence of the 777-shaped barbecue. I got the information first hand from the crew at the rodeo. I don't know why you make up crap that you have no knowledge of but, if you'll check, you'll see that Continental's CEO Jeff Smisek would head the new company and that United filed bankruptcy in 2002. As part of the deal, Continental took over in 2011 after United exited bankruptcy in 2010. |
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Edited by
alleoops
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Sun 03/02/14 08:00 AM
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easy remedy, abolish unions... Duh, and just where would the Dems get their votes and money? ![]() |
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United wasn't going bankrupt, and at the time of the merger, the ratio was roughly 45-55, with the larger portion being United. Both airlines had union people, but I don't know about the Chicago connection. The people I heard from (Airliners.net) said nothing about animosity toward the Continental people. Looks like the OP is mostly made up, save for maybe the existence of the 777-shaped barbecue. I got the information first hand from the crew at the rodeo. I don't know why you make up crap that you have no knowledge of but, if you'll check, you'll see that Continental's CEO Jeff Smisek would head the new company and that United filed bankruptcy in 2002. As part of the deal, Continental took over in 2011 after United exited bankruptcy in 2010. |
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United wasn't going bankrupt, and at the time of the merger, the ratio was roughly 45-55, with the larger portion being United. Both airlines had union people, but I don't know about the Chicago connection. The people I heard from (Airliners.net) said nothing about animosity toward the Continental people. Looks like the OP is mostly made up, save for maybe the existence of the 777-shaped barbecue. I got the information first hand from the crew at the rodeo. I don't know why you make up crap that you have no knowledge of but, if you'll check, you'll see that Continental's CEO Jeff Smisek would head the new company and that United filed bankruptcy in 2002. As part of the deal, Continental took over in 2011 after United exited bankruptcy in 2010. You were fool enough to state that United wasn't in bankruptcy without even the trouble of looking it up. You also don't appear to know the difference between assets and debt. The United guys at the Cook off are way more credible than you... who knows nothing. Several of the mods know I am at the cook offs and you have shown a photograph of United's BBQ pit so my credibility isn't in question here. The United crew relayed actual events of union misbehavior. I guessed you missed the part about Obama not allowing the merger unless the headquarters stayed in Chicago... which is a major point of this thread. You didn't poke holes in anything except the fact that you didn't look up any of United's history. Here is a history lesson from Wiki: "... After attempts to secure additional capital failed, UAL Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2002 and the ESOP was terminated.[33] United's bankruptcy operations resulted in furloughing thousands of workers, closing all U.S. city ticket offices, cancelling several existing and planned routes, downsizing its Miami operations, closing maintenance bases, and fleet reductions. The carrier also negotiated cost cuts with employees, suppliers, and contractors, and terminated feeder contracts with United Express carriers Atlantic Coast Airlines and Air Wisconsin. ... In 2005, United cancelled its pension plan in the largest such default in U.S. corporate history.[33] In 2005, United announced it had raised US$3 billion in financing to exit bankruptcy and filed its Plan of Reorganization, as announced, on September 7, 2005. In late 2006, Continental Airlines participated in preliminary merger discussions with United.[33][34][35] On June 4, 2008, ... On April 16, 2010, United resumed merger talks with Continental Airlines. (The two airlines had previously discussed merging in 2008.)[38] The board of directors of both Continental and UAL Corporation's United Airlines reached an agreement to combine operations on May 2, 2010. The combined carrier would retain the United Airlines name, but use Continental's logo and livery, and Continental's CEO Jeff Smisek would head the new company. The merger was contingent upon shareholder and regulatory approval.[39]" Mort, see if you can find the idiot who made this statement ... "United wasn't going bankrupt,..." If you can, you will know who has no credibility. ![]() |
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No ****. After United got rid of all the liability of their pensions, they were in a better position than ever before. Nice try.
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Edited by
Conrad_73
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Mon 03/03/14 11:16 PM
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United wasn't going bankrupt, and at the time of the merger, the ratio was roughly 45-55, with the larger portion being United. Both airlines had union people, but I don't know about the Chicago connection. The people I heard from (Airliners.net) said nothing about animosity toward the Continental people. Looks like the OP is mostly made up, save for maybe the existence of the 777-shaped barbecue. I got the information first hand from the crew at the rodeo. I don't know why you make up crap that you have no knowledge of but, if you'll check, you'll see that Continental's CEO Jeff Smisek would head the new company and that United filed bankruptcy in 2002. As part of the deal, Continental took over in 2011 after United exited bankruptcy in 2010. yep,ad-Hominem is sure poking Big Holes in someones Facts! ![]() |
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