Originally Posted by whtever

"...proposal to allow Q-400 CAs to re-qualify as FOs on the Q-400 (while preserving CA pay) to help ease the current staffing shortage in the right seat"

I had to read this a few times. We have got to be kidding with this one. Even in the face of gross mismanagement, incompetence, furloughs, as well as unwarranted and unreasonable concessions, we offer to "help ease" the problem they created? I wouldn't "help" our leaders if they were headed for #2 during start. This doesn't sit well with me at all. They will ultimately be taking my seat, my airplane and at least 46% of my pay; I should voluntarily subject myself to the right seat for sic time, in EWR, and deal with this joke of an operation as opposed to time off waiting for training? If you're interested in this, pm me, we'll talk.