Originally Posted by
rightseat
You can look at my previous post. I was in favor of giving something temporary (minus the fm language) more to provide optics to other employee groups than to create a true contribution to the organization.
I am one of those guys that came here for the job security and culture. I am not naive. I came through the regional side having experienced three mergers, a warn letter, a furlough, age 65, eight years as a regional FO and was part of the lost generation.
I came here thinking Southwest was different. I finished my Kool-aid and have now spit it out.
The very idea they would come back with a larger reduction the second time shows me true colors of the organization. And - while negotiating 30 additional new planes. The milk is not only spilled but soured. It cannot go back in the carton. How incredibly sad that GK blew his chance to become a legend and will instead be remembered during this time as just another slime ball, money grubbing CEO.
I will be waiting at the door for my WARN letter. Also, I pray that every pilot going over min guarantee while Dean is on furlough have their name published in a place where every SW pilot can see it. I don’t give a crap if you had three wives and have kids in college, you will not be hurting as badly as the guys on furlough.
#openthefurloughgate
To be fair, the 30 airplanes they are in talks with Boeing about are already produced and have been declined by other airlines. It would not add to our fleet count but replace orders and probably come at a great discount and prop up the book value of the Max.
On the other hand, these offers keep getting worse. Now we’re up to almost a 10% guarantee reduction PLUS a 2 year pay cut! We can all see that the previous voluntary programs plus the impending recovery throughout the year will leave us thin staffed at best by Q3 2021. I think we all want to help and definitely don’t want anyone to get furloughed, but they are digging a deeper hole in these negotiations with each and every email.