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But seriously
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.
Agreed except they aren’t in the line of fire because they haven’t finished training, they’re in the line of fire because they’re junior enough to be as are some that have finished training but have still gotten WARNs. 100% agree that it’s a lousy situation though and I believe I saw someone asking about something similar in one of the FB groups recently. I can’t imagine the stress attached with all of this especially with questions about what the union can and can not do for you.