Originally Posted by
Rmk1991
But weren't they the ones who ended up not crossing the line and stayed on strike when the 539 were the ones who actually tried to be scab? I always thought the 570 were actually decent guys.
The 570 are the most respected pilots at United. The 539 were the scab wannabes.
The 570s were trained (as strike breakers), but NOT hired, prior to the strike, and then refused to come to work when the strike was called. They were all "fired" by United when they did not show up (although it is hard to say how you "fire" somebody that was never officially hired). It took the ALPA quite some time to get them back on the property, and more time to get back their rightful seniority.
The 539 were hired during the strike as permanent replacements (scabs). They do not have the official label of "scab" because they did not "turn a wheel in revenue service" which is what we have used as the "official" definition of scab.
Joe