Originally Posted by
MinRest
You are conflating a lot of components here that is worth correcting. Those that went on reduced min guarantees did it VOLUNTARILY. Min guarantee was not gone, and cut, and pilots were not forced to go on unpaid leave. At least not at the majors. Base pay is min guarantee at the airlines. I can tell you that A320 CAs as B6 are doing just fine and will get min guarantee and more if there is flying for it. The LOAs are voluntary and it is pretty typical for the early months of the new year. AS is doing the same thing. They asked for it in JAN, you could take it if you wanted to. My line has 82 hours in it for Jan and I will get paid that or better. Honestly, your entire statement is basically incorrect.
Thank you for correcting me, you have a much better insight and knowledge of how it went, I am just repeating what my close friends explained back then, probably just interpretations. Yes it was voluntary but some of my friends didn't really feel like they had a choice, "to save the company and save your job, we would really think you should really take the LOAs" was the way they explained it. Same as my A320 friends at B6, they don't have to take it, but are a bit nervous about the fact that it was proposed and that it's on the table.