Originally Posted by
Probe
That is against everything I have been told. It doesn't matter when you were "pre-hired". I was "pre-hired" in Sept. I started at United in Dec. I was "hired" in Dec.
Somewhere around 1100 pilots crossed the picket line. 570 of them, were talked out of it after the fact.
Their intent, and action, was the same. 80% of my trips my first 7 years at United were with 85 hires. Trust me, they are one in the same.
So you're saying they crossed the picket line and then after flying airplanes while the strike was going on, they got "talked out of it" and went on strike? Then how can they be fired? RLA doesn't allow a company to "fire" someone for going on strike. They can lock them out, but they have to lock out the entire union.
What the other guy said about never crossing and being fired makes more sense. Your explanation doesn't jive with RLA.
My LUAL friend says explained this once and he said there was a different group of 500+ pilots who were hired during the strike and they were in training when the strike ended. The intent was to strike, but they never actually turned a wheel. Maybe that's who you are thinking of?