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Old 01-07-2009 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by higney85
I still think its all a ploy, especially with the new administration. Screwing the pilots is all the company can do. Once we DO get a contract we will need even more pilots. We need those 30 CA's to stay CA's and we need 30 more FO's from the pool. Thats the numbers as they play. For me to get a JM phone call during a non-weather day (in any hub) and a non-holiday when there are 500 FO's under me shows that this circus needs a better ringleader. The smoke machine for smoke and mirrors is about to get turned off. Since it is very obvious who I am I won't trash talk, but those involved in the displacement and the unprofessional nature of a crew message instead of a memo or even open talks with the union to work out something shows that this company and those in mgmt that happen to own epaulets are not folks I will give any public praise to. I can't even type the words I want to say cause it would only come out as ---- ---.
This was a conversation I had we scheduling last week:

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Me: Just out of curiousity why are you folks Junior Assigning so much lately?

Them: We are WAAAAY understaffed. We just don't have enough pilots.

Me: Then why did they cancel the last two FO classes and why aren't we hiring?

Them: Hang on let me ask the supervisor... (pause)... She says, "Because the folks in admin say we're overstaffed." (followed by laughter all over the room)
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It will be interesting to see the marketing hours on the Feb & March bid packets.

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