ACE pilot morale on 680 news
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ACE pilot morale on 680 news
Heard on 680 News that ACE pilot morale was at an all time low.
Could not find anything on the net though...
Anyone have any details?
Could not find anything on the net though...
Anyone have any details?
...Seems they are going to remove the axe and the control column from the cockpits for security reasons.
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=757484
Survey Results (courtesy of CNN Matthews)
Academic Survey of Air Canada Pilots Finds Morale Extremely Low
Independent study by management academic finds lowest-ever sense of workplace justice among pilots
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Aug. 3, 2007) - An independent study by an award-winning academic researcher has found that the sense of justice on-the-job among Air Canada's pilots is the lowest-ever produced by a widely-used academic measure. The results of the study are being presented at a major conference on corporate management that begins today in Philadelphia.
The study, headed by Dr. Martin L. Martens of the John Molson School of Business at Montreal's Concordia University, found that the pilots' sense of fairness, justice and trust in executive management were unusually low and points to very poor morale and a negative working environment.
"There are hundreds of published studies that have examined justice and fairness and we're not aware of any research out there that has produced scores this low, it's extremely unusual," says Dr. Martens, whose survey polled the attitudes of 900 Air Canada pilots. "The numbers that we have are a very strong indication that the people responding (to the survey) on average do not trust the company or do not trust the senior management for whatever reason."
"This study proves what we knew all along; now we see that it's even worse than we thought," says Capt. Serge Beaulieu, spokesperson for the Air Canada Pilots Association. "Our pilots are committed to do a safe and professional job, but when we're not treated fairly, that has to affect the airline's performance."
Problems, says Beaulieu, range from day-to-day contract violations by Air Canada to a general lack of respect for employees. Beaulieu also points to problems stemming from the company's recent bankruptcy where employees gave up $6-billion in concessions over six years to stave off liquidation. Now that the company is financially healthy, he says, shareholders and executives are, "Not sharing the gain with those who shared the pain."
Dr. Martens' paper, based partly on the pilots' survey, has been recognized as one of the best papers among the thousands submitted to the Academy of Management conference, a gathering of nearly 10,000 academics who specialize in corporate management. It will be presented on Monday, Aug. 6.
The study's research component with the pilots was completed from July to September 2006.
ACPA is the largest professional pilot group in Canada, representing the 3,200 pilots who operate Air Canada's mainline fleet.
Survey Results (courtesy of CNN Matthews)
CNN MATTHEWS wrote:The average score of the participants of the ACPA survey for Overall Justice was 2.0 (on a scale from 1 to 7 where 1 = strongly disagree and 7 = strongly agree). This is lower than any result found in a review of more than 185 academic publications in the past 10 years.
Academic Survey of Air Canada Pilots Finds Morale Extremely Low
Independent study by management academic finds lowest-ever sense of workplace justice among pilots
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Aug. 3, 2007) - An independent study by an award-winning academic researcher has found that the sense of justice on-the-job among Air Canada's pilots is the lowest-ever produced by a widely-used academic measure. The results of the study are being presented at a major conference on corporate management that begins today in Philadelphia.
The study, headed by Dr. Martin L. Martens of the John Molson School of Business at Montreal's Concordia University, found that the pilots' sense of fairness, justice and trust in executive management were unusually low and points to very poor morale and a negative working environment.
"There are hundreds of published studies that have examined justice and fairness and we're not aware of any research out there that has produced scores this low, it's extremely unusual," says Dr. Martens, whose survey polled the attitudes of 900 Air Canada pilots. "The numbers that we have are a very strong indication that the people responding (to the survey) on average do not trust the company or do not trust the senior management for whatever reason."
"This study proves what we knew all along; now we see that it's even worse than we thought," says Capt. Serge Beaulieu, spokesperson for the Air Canada Pilots Association. "Our pilots are committed to do a safe and professional job, but when we're not treated fairly, that has to affect the airline's performance."
Problems, says Beaulieu, range from day-to-day contract violations by Air Canada to a general lack of respect for employees. Beaulieu also points to problems stemming from the company's recent bankruptcy where employees gave up $6-billion in concessions over six years to stave off liquidation. Now that the company is financially healthy, he says, shareholders and executives are, "Not sharing the gain with those who shared the pain."
Dr. Martens' paper, based partly on the pilots' survey, has been recognized as one of the best papers among the thousands submitted to the Academy of Management conference, a gathering of nearly 10,000 academics who specialize in corporate management. It will be presented on Monday, Aug. 6.
The study's research component with the pilots was completed from July to September 2006.
ACPA is the largest professional pilot group in Canada, representing the 3,200 pilots who operate Air Canada's mainline fleet.
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Maybe a bit of history is in order here...
Back in the fall of 2004, Dr. Martens, who teaches Business Strategy at the John Molson School of Business (known worlwide for its Aviation MBA program), wanted to conduct a survey to see if the Air Canada employees were happy after having survived CCAA.
He approached Air Canada and was given the green light. His survey was two-part: First one to be completed in December 2004 and then a subsequent one a year later to see if there would be a difference.
The results of the first survey did not place Air Canada management in a good light. Air Canada told him to cease & desist, and the AC HR person who gave Dr. Martens the go-ahead was mysteriously terminated.
Unable to receive Air Canada's permission to finish, he petitioned the various AC unions for permission to approach their members directly in the spring of 2006. Only ACPA & the IAM gave their blessing so that he could complete his study. The second survey consisted of 104 questions.
Dr. Martens reported his findings to the IAM in November 2006 (http://www.iamaw.ca/releases/2006/2006_ ... vey_e.html), and ACPA in December.
This type of survey was conducted at over a hundred corporations throughout North America. The Air Canada survey had the worst results these academics had ever seen. Apparently workers at Enron trusted their management more than did the Air Canada employees.
The survey results (24 pages in all) were made public to the Air Canada pilots in January 2007. The only reason this story is now making the news is because Dr. Martens' paper received first place. Apparently the Academia World has never ever seen these types of results - goes against everything they teach in Business school.
Back in the fall of 2004, Dr. Martens, who teaches Business Strategy at the John Molson School of Business (known worlwide for its Aviation MBA program), wanted to conduct a survey to see if the Air Canada employees were happy after having survived CCAA.
He approached Air Canada and was given the green light. His survey was two-part: First one to be completed in December 2004 and then a subsequent one a year later to see if there would be a difference.
The results of the first survey did not place Air Canada management in a good light. Air Canada told him to cease & desist, and the AC HR person who gave Dr. Martens the go-ahead was mysteriously terminated.
Unable to receive Air Canada's permission to finish, he petitioned the various AC unions for permission to approach their members directly in the spring of 2006. Only ACPA & the IAM gave their blessing so that he could complete his study. The second survey consisted of 104 questions.
Dr. Martens reported his findings to the IAM in November 2006 (http://www.iamaw.ca/releases/2006/2006_ ... vey_e.html), and ACPA in December.
This type of survey was conducted at over a hundred corporations throughout North America. The Air Canada survey had the worst results these academics had ever seen. Apparently workers at Enron trusted their management more than did the Air Canada employees.
The survey results (24 pages in all) were made public to the Air Canada pilots in January 2007. The only reason this story is now making the news is because Dr. Martens' paper received first place. Apparently the Academia World has never ever seen these types of results - goes against everything they teach in Business school.
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"Heard on 680 News that ACE pilot morale was at an all time low.
Could not find anything on the net though...
Anyone have any details?"
Details? Nothing new here... morale's been crap forever!
Could not find anything on the net though...
Anyone have any details?"
Details? Nothing new here... morale's been crap forever!
I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers...