Originally Posted by
Andy
Well, IIRC, there were pilots at a few unions that didn't allow picking up open time while pilots were on furlough. And IIRC, APA reduced the number of hours per month that lines were built to.
While such behavior (working near max hours/mo) is legal, it's not that much different than what scabs have done. Had UALALPA insisted on less hours/mo, the furloughs wouldn't have been nearly as deep.
As far as the vote on the furlough fund, you and I know that it barely squeaked by.
Yes it did. I voted for it. Obviously I was dumb enough not to realize that it would be viewed by guys like you as another slap in the face. Those that voted no obviously knew better than me. Next time I will know better. I'll mark your post for future reference.
As far as APA controlling what lines were built to with guys on furlough.....if your contract allows for that and hasn't yet been trashed in Chapter 11, you can enforce that. One could argue that if APA had taken cuts of the magnitude that UAL did, they could have avoided deeper furloughs at American.