Originally Posted by
310skying
While you were at at home for 6 months making 50 hours and 14% DC, I’ve been sitting at home for 10 months making 72 hours and, yes I have had to contribute 5% to get my company match of 10%... but we’re in section 6 and our contract expires in AUG. as for our furloughed guys even with 2 months on the street they will have done almost the same as you taking a 120 hour pay cut (btw our furloughs never lost medical coverage or had a lapse in seniority accrual)
As for Allegiant’s unique-ness go look up how many planes and pilots SAVE has and the look at the market capitalization, do the same for Allegiant... if that doesn’t work for you here’s Ruters to explain it (super funny because it only has photos of spirit planes but only talks about G4)
https://apple.news/AO7TxkawnQiaEijPPeb_SDQ
Damnit! I knew I shouldn’t have left. Fml 🤦🏻♂️ Having worked at both carriers, it is night and day.
In all seriousness, that’s great you got min guarantee. Obviously you had the seniority to not be one of the, unfortunate, bottom 100-150.
The difference here is we have an ACTUAL legitimate relationship with our management team. (I know that’s a foreign concept. I get it).
Our MEC proposed a model similar to what WN was doing. 3,6 and 8 month 2/3rd paid leave. Management said they were serious about not wanting to furlough and, low and behold, we got the deal agreed upon and all parties were satisfied.
Now it was 100% voluntary. So Cinco could have easily said “Nah”, but he didn’t. In fact not one person did and, in turn, ensured we kept everyone on property. It was an amazing thing.
Im not surprised in the slightest that MG and cronies came up with some BS program, as described above. I told anyone that would listen that there was zero reason at all for them to furlough. We’re you guys losing money (like every airline in the entire world) yes. But keeping 150ish guys on property was not going to change a damn thing (big picture). It was done simply to be spiteful A holes.