Originally Posted by
Ottolillienthal
I think folks are mad because those that never got furloughed at all just got screwed. Also, the arbitrator is wrong. There was indeed a union on property during the flow-through agreement periods whereby COEX pilots were hired at mainline CAL. To state that there was no agreement in place, nor union in place is incorrect. I guess I paid union dues to something called IACP for nothing.
UAL downsized their airline and eliminated over 1400 positions. Those jobs went away along with the airplanes and those positions were subsequently absorbed by feeder/regional carriers flying RJ's. If you lost positions to a ghost pilot who was furloughed and who had absolutely no job to come back to then you probably are a bit miffed.
1)I was never furloughed, so I guess I just got screwed, although not stapled behind all your furloughees like the CAL proposal.
2)mainline is mainline and express is express.
3)those 1400 positions were not absorbed by feeders - not with 198 daily 737 departures out of DEN, LAX, and ORD per day. We know where those jobs went.
4)who cares? the Arbs have spoken and the deal is done. I don't care to hear your whine.....just kindly GET IN LINE.
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