Originally Posted by
Grumpyaviator
There was never gonna be a furlough, it was a play for FM. If there was a vote, we Deans would’ve voted “no” and risked furlough rather than give concessions.
I was encouraging everyone I flew with not to try to save my job but preserve the current cba. I was safe from 1221 by a small margin but would’ve ended up two-legging to OAK to sit reserve, furloughed and driving a truck would’ve been much better.
This is spot on. The company even acknowledged that they knew a furlough wasn’t needed. Furlough threat was just them not letting a good crisis go to waste. Touched on the feelings doing it just before Christmas. Which they could have done in January. They wanted 10% and Force Manure. CULTture be damned. This is the new Southwest. The old has been gone since Jelly took control.