Originally Posted by
Irishblackbird
In a parallel universe I would love to see how airlines would function without the presence of unions. I have a feeling it would be much better for pilots.
History has shown otherwise...
- Seasonal furloughs for junior pilots (or any pilots selected by management regardless of longevity).
- Schedules assigned per management favoritism.
- Permanent layoffs of older, more expensive pilots. To be replaced by young, cheap pilots when things turn around.
- Long layovers = "days off".
- Termination for pilots with low productivity (low productivity = sick calls, fatigue calls, mx writeups, delays, refusal to fly in wx, diversions, etc).
etc, etc, etc