Originally Posted by
Hedley
If this passes (as it is rumored to be written), it could be a long time before we get the minimum line values back to where we are now. We’ll make good money in the summer, and then they will have extremely low line values during the off season. There will always be some legal explanation as to why the snap back clause hasn’t been met. Ten to fifteen years from now another crisis will hit and the people in the bottom third today will be warning the lower third of tomorrow what happens when you play this game.......... And then the cycle repeats itself...again.
ALPA is in its 90th year. In all those years it has negotiated concessions dozens of times in the name of helping the company survive or saving jobs. In nearly every single case the pilot group involved has been paid back for its "help" by being furloughed anyway, having the concessions memorialized in future contract negotiations, and having those concessions made permanent in bankruptcy.
Can it possibly be different this time? Get real people. Furloughs unfortunately are a part of this profession. Concessions will haunt you much further into your career than you can possibly imagine.