Originally Posted by
GroundPointNine
^^ correct. I forgot they changed it to 10k first day, 8k after IOE. I’m guessing that when we do start hiring again that the pipeline will be so full of qualified applicants that we won’t offer anything. Just a guess though!
Seems to me there are 100 pilots or so that are going to get screwed by their own bonus. The company wouldn’t let them finish IOE so they don’t have to pay the bonus. Now they are in the line of fire to get furloughed because they haven’t finished training.
The union can’t negotiate furlough protection in exchange for forgoing the bonus because the bonus is outside the CBA. On the other hand, individual pilots can’t negotiate that with the company either because furloughs ARE governed by the CBA. It’s a lousy situation.