Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
I was aware of that. I just didn't think those were the "lifeline guys" At Delta, we considered the life line guys the ones that were at real risk of furlough. Guess you guys have a different definition. So, what % start the month with 35 hours?
Roughly 1/3. The company had sent out over 2800 furlough notices, but had threatened nearly 4,000, and on at least one occasion, hinted at nearly 50%; so how big you consider the “lifeline group” to be depends on who you believe.
One of the issues no voters point to with the UAL contract is that it sought to address issues beyond just limiting furloughs- like preventing downgrades/displacements- which resulted in certain pockets of our ranks benefiting from this contract out of seniority order. Yes voters will point out that it is always possible to do better than others out of seniority order, so they don’t consider it a concern.
Our agreement passed with less than 60% in favor, so you’ll find a lot of disparate opinion on whether it was the right call.