Originally Posted by
Bert Sampson
I don't think I'll ever understand UNA pilots pleading to be furloughed instead of the rest of us taking ALV cuts. And I don't understand the same pilots that were wailing about how high ALVs were going to be this summer because of bEiNg gUmMeD now saying that ALV reductions are a concession because, like, that same Delta wants to have 17,000 pilots on the seniority list when this is over? Or something?
I'll let UNA pilots weigh in on why they'd rather not see the contract gutted just to save them, but as for ALV's being a concession either way...
If the company wants something from us, it's a concession. Otherwise they would just give it to us as a gift. When times are good, they want max productivity and thus want high ALV's (fewer pilots to keep current/pay benefits/etc). In times like now, they have too many of us contractually, and want to pay us way less than contractually mandated, thus wanting a lower ALV. Think of it as we have something of value that they want. It just depends on the economy for which 'side' of ALV management wants, but in either case it's a concession for us to give our thing of value up.