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Old 10-12-2011 | 11:44 AM
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I believe that every furloughed pilot that took advantage of the furlough fund appreciated what the pilots on the property did for them in paying for medical benefits. That being said, there have been an awful lot of instances where the active pilots screwed the United pilots on the street that didn't have a vote. I know in my case I missed out on a $30,000 lump sum distribution because I came back from furlough a couple of weeks after an arbitrary cutoff date. When you consider that Delta pushed for longevity credit for furloughees as well as not caving on the "no furlough" clause, many of us are out tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars because of the votes of our ALPA brothers. Add to this the RJ side letter that allowed the parking of 100 airplanes, it is easy to see why guys are unhappy and concerned about how they will treated in the next contract and SLI.
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