Originally Posted by
Rolf
USN,
You guys lost short term, no doubt. Long term, where would you be better off?
The guys on the 717 are FL pilots on the FL pay scale I believe? As far as furloughs goes: as long as FL exists, you guys are exposed 1:1? Once you are on the combined list, the bottom is pure SWA.
I still think the combined airline will be better than the two standing alone.
Long term for most of us here is a "wait and see" attitude but hoping for the best.
717 guys get FL pay until 2015 so no pay "cut" but the lineholders are definitely seeing a smaller pay checks because there is nothing in open time to pick up and premium trips are EXTREMELY rare. Where lineholders were seeing 90-100 hour months they are only getting 76 hours now. This is due to a lot of FL flying being transferred to SWA. It is putting a lot of lineholders in a bad mood though.
1:1 furlough is not the case. It is every person on the AT list followed the most junior SWA guy (the one that was just hired). That is another bitter pill that is viewed by AT folks as nothing but a slap in the face.
In short, the senior guys are mad due to smaller paychecks, and junior guys have the furlough noose dangling around our necks in a bad economy. Forgive us if we do not yet feel part of the team...
C9