Originally Posted by
oldmako
Imagine having worked here for 25 years and having 3 or 4 kids in college. Imagine guys junior to you getting bumped to the right seat and keeping their Captains pay. Imagine them being able to cherry pick all the open time while you have to figure out how to live on a big paycut. This mess is the wrong pilot solution to a problem not of our making and not our responsibility. They will be dancing on the tables in Willis if we agree to this.
YES getting furloughed sucks! Been there, done that.
The contract is sacrosanct, or at least should be. When I was a jr maggot I took the job KNOWING I WAS CHAFF. Stuff happens in this industry. Once per decade. And suddenly you're an old guy and find out that you have toiled for 20-30 years under one concessionary contract or crisis after another. Best of luck young timers, your career earnings will be decimated by this.
He’s good for more than just fishing pictures. A furlough does suck. Been there too, but living under a crap contract and spending a career trying to claw back what was given up is pretty bad also. We like to bash other companies for accepting less and helping the downward spiral, but when it comes time to back it up and say no more, even when we are standing on the gallows, we suddenly want to play let’s make a deal. I’ll give this thing a fair read, but I can’t imagine what will have to be in there to get a yes vote out of me.