Originally Posted by
TheBlueBaron
Post #54 he states that to pay each furloughed pilot guarantee each month would cost each non furloughed pilot $2560/mo. Thats a big chunk of money each month for a pilot group that a good portion of feels they have already given enough via the companies overstaffing. So I'm saying if the majority of the pilot group feels that $2560/mo is too much, then I would gladly take half of that on furlough which is what the ETO guys get each month. That would probably entice more members to vote yes to this proposal. Do you think more guys would be happy with $2560/mo taken out of their pay or $1280/mo taken out?
If you were to set up a situation where furloughed guys were getting ~55TFP/mo and SWAPA is assessing ExTO guys X%, you’d effectively have furloughed guys bringing home as much or more than guys on ExTO. That would probably not get a lot of votes from any ExTO guy who isn’t in the furlough zone. A lot of guys not on ExTO might also view it as an abrogation of seniority if junior guys who are furloughed are given a larger income than more senior guys who stepped up to take ExTO.