Originally Posted by
pipewrench
Im going to take a guess that most of you who are making the issue Union Vs. Management are missing the bigger picture. You probably are more concerned how your schedule will be affected. People in my position are seriously concerned about paying mortgages, medical and living expenses. There has been "0" information about furlough numbers from both union and management. The only credible numbers have been from 2 sources! I don't think I am the only person that is thinking about looking for another job at this point. A heads up would be "Doing the right thing"
I’m junior enough that I’m fairly certain I will be furloughed as well, so I understand your anxiety.
The company needs to give at least 30 days notification before you’re furloughed, it’ll be a certified letter in the mail. I wouldn’t be surprised if those of us furloughed will get at least 60 days heads up, I was furloughed 10 years ago and pretty sure that letter was just over 60 days prior to the furlough effective date.
If you have a lucrative opportunity for employment I would reach out to your chief pilot, you could probably work out some sort of leave to take the job. If not, it makes more sense to keep collecting min guarantee for as long as possible. A lot of us (myself included) don’t have another skill to fall back on so any job opportunity is likely to be a pretty big hit financially.