Originally Posted by
Young Jack
How about 50 and 84, or 51/83, maybe 51.5/82.5..Do you get where Im going? The contract sets a plausible benchmark in which we will operate such as the 48/60 rule. We could argue why not 49/59 or 48/61 till the cows come home. However, the broader goal of this stipulation is that we all take a hit before we let any man go. ...
Not me. I think we are still making money. I think we signed a contract that limited how much we can make in good times and limits how little we make it bad times. In January the DC-10 goes away (AKA generates zero revenue). Some DC-10 guys don't have class till July (darn seniority), with your logic they should be paid zero and not call it a furlough.