Originally Posted by
In limbo
So is it possible that a couple hundred of us, myself included, that would survive a furlough of 3900 pilots, yet would barely miss being included in the middle 1/3, would take a severe beating?
1. Displaced from 737
2. Since I believe I’m in the bottom third, I would be back to the right seat and
3. Half pay as a NB FO??
I would much prefer a 90 day notice and 6 months of Furlough pay, if true.
Originally Posted by
Rotorover
Not exactly. The largest threat of furloughs that came from BQ was 3,900. The last time I saw the seniority list it was at ~12,400 after the early outs. 12,400/3 = 4,133. So, with 4,133 pilots in the bottom 1/3, there are about 233 pilots who will take a 50% pay cut and probably a displacement as well having never been threatened with a furlough. A large number of those pilots are the double furloughees. I would submit that this would be the biggest kick in the jimmies to them of their careers since it would not be coming from the company, but from their brothers and sisters.
You're one of the few I was talking about. Total screw job. I'm voting NO on anything that divides the pilot group into thirds (fourths, whatever). We're a UNION. All of us have a common goal, to preserve the quality of our career. Dividing us is an attempt to give each group a carrot that makes them overlook that common goal and vote for personal short term gain. We need to rise above this. And, if I do see a TA that divides us in thirds, I'm all for recalling our negotiating committee and think we will need transparancy at the MEC level to know why they thought a division was acceptable.