It was a real kick in the balls to get that email from United this morning.

I had a feeling that this was what the answer was going to be to the big “box” question, but it would have been nice to have gotten the message from our union first.
Now it feels like the union used us to their advantage. Hopefully this does not send all of our apps to the bottom of the pile. We trusted the union when they told us to keep it checked until they said otherwise. Egg on my face for trusting them.

Looking forward to an apology/explination email from the union, and soon.

A review of your application shows that you may have selected the following category in error, under the "Affiliation" section of the application. “Unemployed by virtue of lay-off/shutdown from an ALPA-represented carrier."

Please return to your application as soon as possible and verify the accuracy of your affiliation.