Originally Posted by captnate702

Allegiant is unique in that our EXCO chose to let pilots get furloughed before agreeing to a VOLUNTARY time off process to help reduce/mitigate the number of furloughs. Fortunately all pilots are back, but I will never understand why our membership doesn't understand that voluntary time off agreements are not concessions (head pounds wall)...

EXCO was absolutely right to refuse to engage in concessions, but to not agree to a second ETO? Why EXCO agreed to the first voluntary time off agreement, but then refused to extend it into the fall when it became clear that the recovers was still months away still doesn't make sense to me - all it did was accelerate the furloughs.