SIA vs meritocracy
Singapore Airlines in hot soup again. While cabin crews took compulsory no-pay leaves, pilots (as represented by their Union) are refusing to accept cost-cutting measures to keep the airline viable. Even at the behest of the Government (though the "gahmen" is not going to step in).
Alpa-S represents 1,600 Singapore-based pilots. They are refusing to take 10 to 12 days of compulsory no-pay leave every two months and want SIA to first release 120 foreign pilots based overseas.
Meritocracy seems to have taken the plunge out of the airplane without parachute. Though I feel the need to defend Singaporeans' job in Singapore, shouldn't the underlying principle of meritocracy applies even (& especially) under these trying times? I am not sure actually. Do we keep the best & most productive workers because they are the best and productive or do we want them because they are merely Singaporean? Or cut only those contract workers? I am still not sure, but I am sufficiently piqued.
wohoo~ still very hot outside. nice and crispy.
Singapore Airlines in hot soup again. While cabin crews took compulsory no-pay leaves, pilots (as represented by their Union) are refusing to accept cost-cutting measures to keep the airline viable. Even at the behest of the Government (though the "gahmen" is not going to step in).
Alpa-S represents 1,600 Singapore-based pilots. They are refusing to take 10 to 12 days of compulsory no-pay leave every two months and want SIA to first release 120 foreign pilots based overseas.
Meritocracy seems to have taken the plunge out of the airplane without parachute. Though I feel the need to defend Singaporeans' job in Singapore, shouldn't the underlying principle of meritocracy applies even (& especially) under these trying times? I am not sure actually. Do we keep the best & most productive workers because they are the best and productive or do we want them because they are merely Singaporean? Or cut only those contract workers? I am still not sure, but I am sufficiently piqued.
wohoo~ still very hot outside. nice and crispy.
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