Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
I think it's shameful how the company would rather upend peoples lives for months to years in order to shift manning around domiciles for seasonal and short term network adjustments. It's another example of the platitudes vs actions that our "culture" is all about. It almost feels like network planning is just throwing things at the wall and then seeing what works. There haven't really been any macro adjustments outside of redeye flying. Now they are clearly playing "I have a secret"' with the next forecast. 300 people completely unaccounted for means that they are either completely full of crap or another base is going to be opened. The difference with this one vs BNA is that there is basically no hiring going on to absorb the blow. There is going to be a giant wave of further displacements.
Just remember something. This place has been burning cash every quarter. Even when you take dividends and stock buybacks out. SWA is a barely profitable company to date. That has to change. I do agree it sucks for the guys getting booted out of base but eating a cost like that is not in the cards. They just can’t play that game anymore. When they fired 1700 employees a few months ago, that bandaid came off. If the math works, they will displace crew members if necessary. If or when they open up a new base it will trigger a host of provisions within the CBA that guys can fully take advantage if they choose to move. Since MS hinted that will try to minimize displacements, it probably means which station has the most RON’s and how many crew members are living there. Just as BNA did in the first couple of waves of staffing the base. Which will hopefully help with the least amount of displacements.