Originally Posted by
Gunter
Ding, Ding, Ding. Give that man a cigar.
For everyone else, quit running around scared and act like you have a pair.
No one's "running around scared".
There are times when you want to invite the FAA to your conversations with the company. This isn't one of them. The only real reason to add the FAA to the conversation is if the company is violating a FAR. They're not. They're violating the CBA. And the FAA doesn't care if the company removes a pilot because he jumpseated to work.
Pay attention to the issue at hand.