Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Open Time compared to Picket Lines and Alter-Egos???
Come on folks, the open time issue is fairly weak.
Now if you can manage without picking up OT, great, you may save somebody a furlough letter.
But I know plenty of folks who live for OT, each and every month (not going to discuss the wisdom of that). I'm not sure I'd tell them that they are obligated to stop picking it up (when they've been doing it all along) and change their lifestyle on those grounds. It is pretty ridiculous to tell someone to go into debt, trade in a car, or downsize the home over something this nebulous.
The guys who are furloughed have other options...they can do whatever they want or need to do.
The guys who are NOT furloughed still have to make ends meet, and generally don't have the option to fly on the outside...they have to function within their corporate boundries.
BTW, I don't do OT myself.
I am not sure where everyone has started to compare the scab thing and the alter ego thing with picking up open time, maybe I missed somewhere but whatever. I also disagree with you on the issue of open time being weak. It has a major effect on companies if there is significant flying that needs to be covered. For a fee for departure carrier cancellations can be costly