Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
The 570 were not "replacement workers". They were hired to be placed on a B scale after the contract. They went on strike with the rest of the pilots and then were fired for being on strike. If they were hired to scab, why did they almost all exclusively refuse to cross the picket line?
This just shows ignorance right here.
I’m afraid your understanding is incorrect. The 570 were hired and trained prior to the strike, with management’s intention to use them as replacement workers and break the union. Thankfully, the union (Jamie Lindsay and the dumpster works) reached out to these pilots and kept them informed and in the fold. Also, management didn’t do sufficient homework and hired CAL strikers, offspring of union stalwarts, and others with backbone. Only four of the 570 crossed on day one of the strike, causing the company rush to hire 539 more pilots to do the dirty deed that most of the 570 turned down. The strike ended before many of the 539 had to face turning a wheel.