tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post7685241398235811773..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Live At KSC: USA Announces Freeze On RaisesC Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-48651233758900015562009-12-30T11:02:45.269-05:002009-12-30T11:02:45.269-05:00"The best place for freelance projects is fre..."The best place for freelance projects is freelancing sites. Freelancing sites are the best option for part time home based business and freelance jobs. There are many types of work available at freelancing sites<br /><br /><a href="" rel="nofollow">latest trend</a><br />"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-36371992122443344282009-11-15T23:36:33.718-05:002009-11-15T23:36:33.718-05:00Who is competing on the EGLS contract besides USA?...Who is competing on the EGLS contract besides USA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-59150996738370784852009-11-12T09:42:38.149-05:002009-11-12T09:42:38.149-05:00Another thing this post fails to do is to compare ...Another thing this post fails to do is to compare and report the mean current pay and possible top pay between the three major players. USA pay scales do not match the other "big boys" on the space center. To state that the decision is based on raises for people who already make more is skating that fine line of dishonesty. Do your homework and do the math. If you make $25 an hour, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-58121048356252416502009-11-09T10:33:44.831-05:002009-11-09T10:33:44.831-05:00Thanks, Florida Today for giving us all a voice on...Thanks, Florida Today for giving us all a voice on this. We all have every right to express our frustration. But there is a lot of smoke being blown here...<br /><br />“How does mistreating employees retain skills?” How is paying us above industry average, subsidizing benefit costs, and trying to win new business “mistreating” employees?? By that standard I bet Florida Today is “mistreating” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-49726014723257158382009-11-09T06:40:52.619-05:002009-11-09T06:40:52.619-05:00I worked shuttle for 25 years and enjoyed the bene...I worked shuttle for 25 years and enjoyed the benefits that produced a very happy life style.<br />I left KSC in 2006 to incubate a small business that is now growing and producing the same wages that I had at KSC.<br />The thing is I had to go through a very big pay cut for the beginning years. 25 years of never missing a paycheck and then going it alone was some what scary.<br />Enjoy what you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-61310035920758169392009-11-07T07:57:17.442-05:002009-11-07T07:57:17.442-05:00So now what? We just give in and say well, I have ...So now what? We just give in and say well, I have a job I guess. <br />No raises = nothing to look foward too. If this is not writing on the wall, I'm not sure how much more <br />direct it can get. Yes, we knew it was coming, but what great timing for this morale boosting announcment. <br />Leave now. Before there are thousands of employees piled up looking for employment. <br />The AmericanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-79506376342557626932009-11-06T17:37:57.708-05:002009-11-06T17:37:57.708-05:00Actually the Unions received their raise last June...Actually the Unions received their raise last June so if it makes people feel better, their raises maybe frozen too in 2010 with yours. Be happy to be employed instead of missing out on the little things....Union workernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-48211461773642067722009-11-06T17:32:34.028-05:002009-11-06T17:32:34.028-05:00Brainless said "Too Bad the Union folks don&#...Brainless said "Too Bad the Union folks don't figure into this pay freeze....!!"<br /><br />Salary people receive more for their pensions , flex time, longer lunches, and unlimited sick time as the big guys say. UNIONs have a legal binding contract with USA until June 2010 for what the agreed on for the past three years. Maybe you guys should form a Union so you will feel better UNION GUYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-42251917109204046202009-11-06T17:06:53.982-05:002009-11-06T17:06:53.982-05:00Interesting. Thanks anonymous!Interesting. Thanks anonymous!Todd Halvorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786024847977866951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-30389985290282576462009-11-06T16:59:11.589-05:002009-11-06T16:59:11.589-05:00The union employees will still get the $.19 raise ...The union employees will still get the $.19 raise every three months through 2010. They only get that raise if they have not reached the max pay for their scale, which many have not. There is no annual raise for 2010 but the contracts for all the union positions all come up from June through August of 2010. There will be negotiations for all of the different unions that work for USA, so saying &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-55912982238164241732009-11-06T10:10:30.788-05:002009-11-06T10:10:30.788-05:00USA workers have worked 2 jobs, shuttle and Ares 1...USA workers have worked 2 jobs, shuttle and Ares 1X for 1 pay, have waited over 10 months for the new president to decide where the future space program is headed, don't know if there will be work past 2010 as promised by the president, have sucked it up and filled the gaps left my the exodus of workers to NASA and other contractors and now USA wants to keep the raises everyone worked for. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-38201975694809385252009-11-06T09:48:21.791-05:002009-11-06T09:48:21.791-05:00How does mistreating employees retain skills? Lump...How does mistreating employees retain skills? Lump sum would provide the same cost basis for new work. New work? Does USA know of some secret new work that this will help us win? The EGLS contract has been submitted so this won't help win it. All employees are effected, all non-union employees are effected. There is no mention of executive bonuses being frozen, we must assume that by not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-266569912481307122009-11-06T09:42:25.916-05:002009-11-06T09:42:25.916-05:00Anonymous: I'm told that the collective bargai...Anonymous: I'm told that the collective bargaining agreements for those union workers do not include raises for 2010. That already was a given, apparently.....Todd Halvorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786024847977866951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-37833841489396027522009-11-06T09:32:22.563-05:002009-11-06T09:32:22.563-05:00Why isn't this headline news? Why isn't NA...Why isn't this headline news? Why isn't NASA outraged that USA would pad the parent companies pockets with the money earned by the shuttle workforce. USA looks as this cash cow is headed for the slaughter house next year so why not take the last drop of milk before it's over? This is just another unnecessarry risk on the safety of the astronauts and the program. Thes workers have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-5150842422538740772009-11-06T09:23:05.810-05:002009-11-06T09:23:05.810-05:00All 8,903 employees? No, all 8,903 employees are n...All 8,903 employees? No, all 8,903 employees are not having their pay frozen. The union employees that we laughed at every day as they were on strike will still get their pay raises every 3 months as clockwork. We didn't think the union was necessary to prevent the company from mistreating us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-1022029436269460032009-11-06T08:59:29.178-05:002009-11-06T08:59:29.178-05:00"Too Bad the Union folks don't figure int..."Too Bad the Union folks don't figure into this pay freeze....!!"<br /><br />Have no fear, Obama's bootlicking sycophants still enjoy pay and benefits far greater than private sector workers with equal skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-54033732602181915292009-11-06T07:38:27.332-05:002009-11-06T07:38:27.332-05:00At USA what they call raises really are cost of li...At USA what they call raises really are cost of living adjustments. Rarely do the "raises" beat inflation. Second, we've gone through periods where we only received cost of living adjustments every 14-16 months. Its also not entirely true that USA is absorbing increased benefits costs. Last year all of the USASO employees went through a huge benefits cut (lost pension, 401K Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-41875732438905641552009-11-05T21:57:35.024-05:002009-11-05T21:57:35.024-05:00Too Bad the Union folks don't figure into this...Too Bad the Union folks don't figure into this pay freeze....!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-52544613713424175652009-11-05T20:13:42.564-05:002009-11-05T20:13:42.564-05:00You should have been around in the early days of t...You should have been around in the early days of the shuttle program. Rockwell raises in Downey were tight or non-existant year after year until the vehicle started flying. That company was tight with a dollar, but they got the job done! Best of luck to all the USA employees. Hopefully all the talent out there is put to good use in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-86164695178255182662009-11-05T18:45:14.601-05:002009-11-05T18:45:14.601-05:00You people got a raise this year?!?!?!?You people got a raise this year?!?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-3648989576503801542009-11-05T16:58:51.551-05:002009-11-05T16:58:51.551-05:00Carr said employees received an average raise of f...Carr said employees received an average raise of four percent in February. He said the industry average is 1.9 percent.<br /><br />Do you know what this means in English? It means 1.9% you receive a pay cut because the cost of living is 4% or more per year. Welcome to Florida and be happy you have a job. Every company is going to have its day, when they will need the workers but they will not FL BOY.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-90378198954112486402009-11-05T16:28:27.654-05:002009-11-05T16:28:27.654-05:00We better hope Directlauncher is approved on Thank...We better hope Directlauncher is approved on Thanksgiving and there is enough funding or there will be BIG problems in Brevard County for everyone including the jobs that are NOT space related. http://www.directlauncher.com/Brevardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-11129379049380004642009-11-05T16:18:38.122-05:002009-11-05T16:18:38.122-05:00Freeze me baby! It is better then being laid off i...Freeze me baby! It is better then being laid off in the cold..Rocket Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-1133220302026751542009-11-05T15:57:44.945-05:002009-11-05T15:57:44.945-05:00It's the beginning of the end. The company is...It's the beginning of the end. The company is going to start cutting expenses and benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-59790489838382336662009-11-05T15:53:34.963-05:002009-11-05T15:53:34.963-05:00What an appropriate photo to go along with the sto...What an appropriate photo to go along with the storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com