Originally Posted by
TED74
400ish. But many are retiring/early-retiring in August.
My understanding is that they're being offered "furlough protection" lasting less than a year from now (through 2Q 2021) IF they vote to extend their current 25% pay cut. I think the cut is actually 25% fewer work shifts yielding that reduced pay. If they don't take the deal by July, they're being told it's off the table and will see ~20% furloughed for 2-3 years. All the August retirees will vote on the deal (or have the opportunity to) despite the fact that they'll not work under the resulting (or rejected) agreement.
464 on the seniority list, 335 active. Your information above is correct, it's a 25% reduction in hours (read ALV) versus rate which as we all know that once conceded, it's a generational affair to come back IF they ever do. The retirees will have the ability to vote and there is no guarantee that if it's sunk, the company will allow another vote after they are off property. Put simply, the fates of potentially 100ish Dispatchers for the next 2-3 years and possibly beyond rests heavily on 80 or so retirees who will either vote to protect their own pay until August or vote to pass the hit and save the jobs. Either way? It stinks. No carrot and stick, just stick and larger stick with the potential of furloughs never too far off the horizon.