Originally Posted by
Oldfreightdawg
Very interesting development. Next week, APA and AA start talking seriously about new hire pension benefits--or lack thereof. Not coincidentally, a lot of junior AA FO's returning from furlough are screaming on the APA website, some even advocating that since a lot of new hires will be AE, APA should give away new hire pensions in return for a large pay raise for FO's furloughed during the past 10 years, mostly because it's viewed that their flying jobs went to AE and caused thousands of furloughs at AA.
Up until now, most felt that new hire pension benefits shouldn't be trifled with. With this announcement many could change their minds. Coincidence?
What if AMR did not create Eagle. Do these FO's mentioned above think they would not have been furloughed? They still would have got a pink slip, and some other regional would have filled the gap. Sad but true.
It is always the eagle guys fault. Is it that pilot groups fault that AMR created them? Could Eagle pilots or APA have stopped the furlough, or the AA flying going to some regional? NO..
My point is... why are pilots always blaming other pilots and then wanting to punish other pilots. Wake up. Punish those who make the business decisions. The company.
Management wants us to blame and punish one another. We (pilots) are our own worst enemy. Wake up.