Originally Posted by
jfrabell
Not sure this follows the thread...moderate me if you must!!
HireMe...you've made me paranoid. I've been on line with PNCL for about six weeks. I've been thinking the only way to get a new contract is a strike. I'm all the way behind my fellow pilots on this, BUT...
It never occured to me that during probation I can be fired during a strike for no reason at all. I suppose I knew, but never thought about it.
Should I start sending out resume's again? Is a strike still 11 months away?
What to do...
Don't worry about it. There's not much you can do about it anyway. This was something that also concerned me when I was a probie so I feel your pain.
Although it's painfully obvious that management is negotiating in bad faith and that things are probably going to turn down right hostile around here very soon, I think it will unfortunately be a while before we are allowed to strike. When the time comes, you will have built up a fair amount of 121 turbine time (if you didn't already have it before coming here) and will have proven that you can pass a 121 training program. You should be in a good position to get hired by another company if needed. Being terminated for taking part in a legal strike should not be of concern. No future employer that you would want to work for should hold this against you knowing the life long consequences associated with the only other option during a strike - being a scab.
Remember that the union has said that if any probationary pilots are taken hostage/terminated during a strike, the union will remain out on strike until those pilots are reinstated.
I know it's disconcerting to have all this going on while you are on probation but keep your nose clean, remain professional and try not to worry about it too much. Take care.