Justdoinmyjob

What makes you think that WB isn't already a management shill? His posts have the taint of troll all over them. Who else but a troll would try to stir up angst in a thread which has nothing to do with their own respective airline.

Moose

Point taken. I can't think of anything else that would make any sense in regards to his posts. He is a management shill or seriously delusional.

Justdoinmyjob

See what I mean? Troll bait.

tsquare

Where does this kind of quote come from? Does the payscale at AK top out like almost everybody else's at 12 years? So what's the benefit in getting guys to leave? Maybe you will gain a week or so in vacation payout, but does the savings there really offset the costs for training and such? Not throwin rocks... I just find this interesting...

de727ups

"See what I mean? Troll bait."

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Justin Case

Some of the reasons I have heard the company offered the early out:
1) Senior guys will want to keep the A plan compared to younger guys
2)Senior guys do have the most vacation and sick leave built up
3)With the MD-80 going away many are sitting around undecided
4)Age 60 and over guys are a big unknown for negotiations

It seems that management is increasing the expected furlough numbers. We have gone from 50 to the latest being 200 furloughs. Management's negotiating tactic of "split and divide" does not seem to be working though.

GolfKilo73

Next week we'll be hearing that it's 250-300. I and quite a few others believe that the actual number, if it really occurs, will be in the 50-75 range. The junior guys here have the best attitude I've ever seen. Every single one I've talked to in the bottom 50 has said that if they are furloughed, they do not want a concessionary contract signed, even if management says it will get them off the street sooner. Ford and Harrison is feeding this management team some typical strategy. Keep upping the ante and have folks fearing for their jobs, until they cave. This group has given up so much to a profitable company that nobody is willing to give up more. My guess is we'll be walking sometime in '09.

southbound

Having spent my youth at the airgroup and seen it from the inside I'll say this. I hated the Airgroup but the Alaska pilots are about as unified a group as you can get today. When they get 1/3+ of the pilot group or more to show up for a rally it is very impressive. They will let Ayer off easy.