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Old 06-04-2013 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
So what they said was we needed to hire yesterday but management wouldn't approve. Since they didn't listen we now have to displace pilots to cover new hire positions only to watch these pilots bid right back up to a higher paying airplane.
No, they didn't say that either. I know because they said this:

...and with a surplus of pilots at a system level we have to utilize our existing pilot staffing. As a result, we must displace now in order to staff the hours that Network has given us

So, network gave a need for less hours going forward at a time when we have a system level surplus, operating with our new contract that gave back productivity to fund our COLA pay raises. That's why management won't approve hiring. No mystery there.

Carl