Originally Posted by
Knotcher
WE are not cutting anybody loose...the company is. Understand that.
Representation does not entail carve outs and windfalls. A guy with a furlough letter in hand can keep the job AND keep his captain pay making the same as a middle guy while working less. That is not right and you know it.
The reason for pay protections is that displaced pilots already faced a 30% pay cut; with the TA, and no pay protection many would face an additional 30% reduction in take-home pay due to reduced hours. A cumulative 60% cut! That would certainly not be right.
The pay protections are necessary to prevent that.