Originally Posted by
Thedude86
Being forced was already there. This current MEC had NOTHING to do with it. If they wouldn’t have agreed to senior man upgrades, everyone would still be forced to upgrade regardless.
Watch that you don't confuse two different issues...
More than the forced upgrades, people are complaining about being forced out of base and having it considered "voluntary." A forced relocation out of base is an involuntary displacement, and should be compensated as such. That's the difference that hurts the most.
Yes, forced upgrades were in the contract, but the upgrade itself is not the source of most complaining. It's the involuntary displacements from a (hub) base to an outstation base which is considered "voluntary" due to an agreement signed by the MEC. In this, the affected pilots were not given a voice.