Originally Posted by
rickair7777
No.
"Scab" has a very specific meaning.
PFT is a function of the employer, and also a union which allows the company to impose it new-hires.
That said, most airlines did away with PFT about 20-ish years ago. One airline notably retained the model: Gulfstream. Worse they actually CHARGED low-time pilots to seat in the right seat to build turbine time. Some folks in the industry hold a grudge against those pilots. I'd say hazard a guess that you wouldn't want to cross that particular line (probably won't even be an option). Any sense you may get of lingering angst towards PFT pilots probably comes from the gulfstream history.
Copy thanks. Haven’t been in long enough to have anything lingering like angst. If I understand correctly, you’re saying that the difference has more to do with the scab going against the union/unified group, regardless of the similarity in the economic suppression of pilot salaries for both participating in PFT and flying struck work?