Originally Posted by Hawg Reaper

First post ever on this forum since it is mostly people attempting to prove they are the smartest person in the room/thread, though I've been with UAL since Jan 2001. I'm a hard "No" on this (or any concessionary) AIP. My reasoning: Furloughed twice, lost approximately 4-5% in seniority during the ISL to uCAL pilots hired 8 years after me, had to fight tooth and nail to get longevity for pay established years after merger completed, and now only have about 12 years left to maximize my compensation until forced to retire from this sorry profession. After all of that, I STILL end up in the bottom 1/3 of the seniority list and (IF rumors are valid) would be vulnerable to displacement and face a 50% cut in MPG . . . YGTBFSM after being on the books for 19 years! I get that TI and the MEC are obligated to attempt to save as many jobs as they can, but this alleged flaming pile of crap is not the vehicle. To those hired in the last 10 years, I and many others have watched this company/MEC clown act for a long while and what the rumored AIP is proposing establishes dangerous precedents and will require enormous effort and 10+ years for recovery. I also get (first hand) being furloughed sucks, but you also need a job worth coming back to/having. To steal a quote from Jason Bourne, "I'm on my own side now." To steal another quote from Henry Hill (and seen many times on this forum), "F$^* You . . . Pay Me!"