Originally Posted by
Boomer
As part of Comair's first BK concession offer from management (March 2006), the pilot's no-furlough clause was removed.
When Comair MEC held T/A roadshows, some attorneys from ALPA National presented. One said that the no-furlough clause was useless at the regional level and not worth keeping. I believe his words were "indefensible in court".
He added that it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on if the company didn't have enough airplanes to justify the pilots. I got the impression ALPA National would not bother to fight that fight.
Long story short, the BK judge agreed with management and the clause went away.
Maybe ASA's ALPA National attorneys will be braver than Comair's ALPA National attorneys. After all, in 2006 ALPA wasn't "Takin' it back" yet.
Ya know I always felt that way about the clause in that it is just a statement and anyone (management) could do what they want. I could be wrong but I think the MEC at ASA learned from past mistakes and really made this one specific and purposeful. Essentially the contract is between the ASA pilots and SKW since it's all the same money, and really it's all about money. No one cares if they keep flying, just a paycheck. But hey it's a cruel world and all we can do is hope people do the RIGHT thing.