Originally Posted by
OTZeagle1
Quick estimate: Union will say nothing, just regretfully the company is choosing to furlough. They will beat a drum about how hard they tried to persuade the company otherwise.
Company will send out 600 letters. They will reduce the number of actual furloughs to 400 just prior to the furlough. After a month or two they will call back 30 pilots because they furloughed too many.
This is very different, changes daily, company could cancel the whole thing days before, if things change drastically. Don’t put too much stock in that but it really could happen.
I think that is a pretty good ratio when comparing the last furlough numbers and scale to the new numbers and scale.
As the MEC Chairman tonight OTZ, armed with the info you now have, what would you say tomorrow at 8am to your pilot group. How would you explain your efforts to dissuade Brad Tilden from furloughing your pilots. What tools would you have given Brad to build a bridge around using furloughs. If you are going to play this game then slow down and explain yourself...Dont rush. You may be tapped into a data stream or you may not but put your thoughts together slowly and logically....Thats all