Originally Posted by
MadPuppy
Giving away 15-20 seniority positions could be a crucial deciding factor in future aircraft bids, upgrades, vacation, monthly bids, etc.
Tough decision but I think I would come to the line and get on the seniority list unless I had some really solid intell saying it was a bad deal. The fact one pro has already declined to come to the line suggests this may have already happened and the intell was not favorable.
I don't know how he/she could have made an educated decision since our Union, CP, Mgt and VPs haven't shared anything of substance about 2009 crew manning, other then a potential excess bid. JMHO
Not picking on you MadPuppy. You can't help looking at the situation with your own eye. We all do that.
But giving up 20 or even 100 seniority numbers, IMHO, may be the smart play here. If said individual has a pretty steady job with, perhaps, mouths to feed, a mortgage to pay, and auto loans in this bad economy, why would they give it up for a chance to be furloughed and lose everything they have?
I expect folks to chime in with, "You should always be financially prepared for a furlough, I am." Well, good for you. No sarcasm. Just don't expect everyone to have the gifts that have been bestowed upon you. Not everyone can take a furlough right now. Where are you going to get a job right now? Before you answer, really look around.
BTW, I do expect the pros to have better knowledge than the rest of us if the company is being straight with them. I hope they do the right thing and advise each pro realistically so they don't fall off the cliff financially. The powers that be don't think we have a right to it. That's debatable. Not much we can do about it anyway.