Originally Posted by
SuperMario
It drives me to madness considering that the company would furlough while STILL putting "Experienced Pilots" into seats that don't truly exist (10S / 27S). What am I missing?? Is mgmt so bent upon "sticking it" to the pilots that all logic and reason has gone to the wayside?
Historically, that has happened like....forever. In the FCH days, a GFT was successful when about 15 were excessed off the back of the DC10 to the 727 as NDs continued to get awarded DC10 S/O as they turned 60. The company agreed that the FCH wording did not allow the practice, and those 15 guys/gals continued to receive widebody S/O pay.
Later, the FPA adopted wording similar to what currently exists (maybe identical - I'd have to look).
Just curious - with the unions stated stance on the importance of the honoring of seniority, how could THEY (not the company) not continue to advocate the practice, even with furloughs imminent? Or, is that stance considered only DW's, and not the rest of the MEC, or ALPA?