Originally Posted by
Hobbit64
Historically, SWA was a safer bet during Black Swan events. That changed drastically 12/3/20 when the company sent out WARN notices seeking a 10% concession and more importantly repeated attempts at inserting a Force Majeure clause into the contract. The management team subsequently issued themselves $26,900,000.00 in bonuses.
It is NOT "Herb's Airline" anymore. Sadly, GK and his team have traded that for accolades on wall street.
It is a good place with wonderful people, but I'm sure the other shops are too.
I would say that Southwest made an unforced error and burned quite a bit of goodwill for no reason. However, your chances of being furloughed at Southwest are lower than at American. Of course, one could argue that furloughs aren't really possible in this environment anyways.
Remember that during Covid, American (with the blessing of APA) basically screwed over some pilots who were furloughed before PEP was signed, they got nothing. Delta and United pilots weren't furloughed but had reduced pay, and Southwest paid all pilots 100%.