Originally Posted by
A320fumes
Well, I'm sure you could educate me with your infinite wisdom. You guys kill me. Some of us have had experiences at other airlines before the merge.
I hope I never "learn" your way of doing business. At USAirways and lCal, ALPA fought ALL displacements/furloughs as hard as we could. I think we have a great record in that regard.
I have absolutely NO problem with you fighting to reduce the number of displacements in IAH. The fewer the better. If your efforts actually resulted in fewer being bumped, then that's a great thing. But again, your resolution has the opposite effect I fear. As did the previous MOU 14. It significantly reduces the training costs associated with managements bad decisions. It lets them off the hook somewhat if they change their mind, and it makes the financial penalty for bumping much less severe. This crack team at manpower planning will undoubtedly step in it soon (this month they TDY'ed simultaneously into and out of SFO 737 CAP). I think they should pay max dollars for their miscues. Maybe a big enough cost to their mistakes will get them out the door