Originally Posted by
EWR73FO
We do need guidelines and work rules to prevent pilots from harming themselves and from taking advantage of a situation during downturns. The union and the company are both necessary evils and what we as pilots collectively request of the negotiating process is generally what we end up with, more or less.
You mean like when there are over 1400 guys furloughed and the company is able to operate it's schedule based solely on the greed of a minority of guys vs calling anybody back? Is that the kind of a down turn you are talking about?