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Posted By engineer 4 months ago in NewsTwo Federal Aviation Authority whistleblowers said they're being punished for raising safety concerns, even as they won awards for their courage Wednesday. "I'm shackled to my desk pushing paperwork," said FAA inspector Bobby Boutris. "I have not seen an airplane for six months."
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bigurn4 months ago
I have been promoted, and promoted others. I have been passed over for promotion, and have passed over others for promotion. I have never either promoted or failed to promote for a single act, let alone a "whistleblowing" act.
It is a Federal crime to discriminate on the basis on punishing a whistleblower, so I cannot imagine some manager at the FAA risking his/her career over it. Moreover, the article does not cite even one piece of evidence to support the claims. Sitting at a desk is a common response to an ongoing investigation, which is what I suspect is going on.
And finally, why would the FAA punish employees for saying that Southwest's inspection program is unsafe? It does nothing negative to the FAA, and has a chance at making them look pretty good. The FAA and Southwest are completely separate entities, so the claims don't make sense.
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PsychoHosebeast4 months ago
"It is a Federal crime to discriminate on the basis on punishing a whistleblower, so I cannot imagine some manager at the FAA risking his/her career over it."
I assume you don't really get around a hell of a lot. The President of the United States copped to getting blown in the Oval Office. Congressmen get busted for using prostitutes, priests get busted for child molesting... You can't imagine a manager at the FAA risking his/her career over it? Get the hell out of here.
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jumpmaster4 months ago
One event does not make a career. I would like to see these guys' performance reviews for the last five years.
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fsev414 months ago
I tend to agree with Hany on this one. Why have whistle-blowing incidents increased threefold in a year and other employees complain of retaliation? I would think it would be management level personnel that approve Southwest's program. If a lower level employee can see that the program is unsafe why didn't management see that when the program was approved. They should have more experience. I would think it is more likely that management sees this as an embarrassment.
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