Originally Posted by
Drum
No false equivalency. We just are looking 5-15 years down the road not 2 feet in front of our face. You have a history of giving concessions. We don't want it. Simple.
We know you are going to green slip when we are on the street. Fine. It's already happening with the first round of folks on UNA. We don't want you to pork away what we have right now in the PWA. It's really that simple.
3 other airlines managed to work out cost saving methods without giving or asking for concessions. Why are we even talking about it? Savvy?
Our goal from the beginning has been to avoid furloughs, and that’s what we’re still striving for. The voluntary leaves and voluntary early retirements have helped immensely, particularly regarding our needs in the fall; however, we’re not yet staffed as we need to be.
So, will we furlough? That’s not a question I can answer yet. We believe there is a better way to do this, and we would rather not revert to the typical industry playbook of laying people off.
We are doing all we can to mitigate and hopefully eliminate the need to furlough, but to accomplish our goal, we are going to need some help. As such, we look forward to partnering closely with APA on solutions. It will not be easy, but I remain hopeful that we will be able to get through this crisis without the need for furlough – together. I fully understand how important this is, and I commit to letting you all know as soon as a decision has been made.
Letter to AA pilots.