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But seriously
Allow me to correct one thing:
Everything you said is true IF the “flowbacks” were to go to the top of the list, or integrated into it, or had some special provision where they were guaranteed a CA seat regardless of seniority (this is what screwed up the last flow back clusterf*#k).
If ENY were to hire furloughed AA pilots as new hires with no special seniority provisions, this could be done without input from ALPA. It wouldn’t really hurt anyone here, so I don’t see any reason for us to object anyway. We (ALPA) don’t get a say in who ENY hires. The contract only governs their conditions once they’re on property.
Oh yeah, of course. But I don't think anyone really would call that "flowback" though. And I have NO problem with the idea of them having guaranteed jobs here, like that, if they furloughed. That said, if they're furloughing, so are we so I don't see the point.