Originally Posted by
cencal83406
Biggest problem with our industry - lack of a real union.
A real union would have:
1) not even put the crap contract out for a vote
2) not sold it as a job saver
3) shut the company down and slotted the furlough pilots in at seniority and longevity across the other union carriers, thus mitigating the losses.
A union should be shared gain and sacrifice. ALPA isn't a real union.
So you should come ahead of other 2007 FOs at, say, ExressJet, because your gamble of staying at Pinnacle didn't work out? How's that fair? You should have left when the warning signs were clear. I'll give you carrying longevity for pay purposes, but not seniority. It isn't fair to leaprfrog in schedules/upgrade ahead of current other airline pilots because yours took a turn for the worst and you decided to stay on the sinking ship. I will give you longevity transfer, but management could hire a newbie instead of paying you 5 years worth. Nothing stops that.
Originally Posted by
Saabs
Few months? Are we furloughing in a few months?
Depends. Are you losing 140 airplanes in the next few years. Or, as the latest rumor has it, will these stick around even longer, negating all the job threats given to pass the concessionary contract.