I am not picking up a single hour of OT as long as people are furloughed. And further, I am actively chastising anyone who does. If you need OT to survive then you picked the wrong job (that's not a joke).
Actively chastising? I'm not one of them but I bet many of the people that will be picking up OT are used to the 85 hour lines that we had last year and are picking it up to maintain QOL. How about the downgraded CAs that upped their lifestyle with the paycheck? Was is a poor choice on their part to change their lifestyle to suit CA pay while still so junior? Probably, but now they have to make ends meet. Does it suck for the guys on the street? Yeah, but chastising guys isn't going to change their minds.
I don't go out of my way to stick it to crew scheduling but it is THEIR responsibilty to make sure staffing is adequate. Yes we are on the same team in the end but that means that they have to pull their own weight. I believe when bases are consistently short then the company will recall pilots.
I disagree. It is not the responsibility of scheduling to properly staff the airline. However, it is their responsibility to cover open flights with the crews that are available. It's not their fault they are being short changed and have to JM people. That decision most likely came from a manager that has nothing to do with staffing the flights.
I believe management made horrible decisions regarding staffing starting with the Saab retirements and this furlough issue is just the next chapter in the mismanagement saga.
I agree. Parking the SAAB was the worst thing they could have done. Look at the mess we have now in DFW. Surprisingly it has been better this month as far a MX goes. Most likely just a fluke month though.
The company has alot bigger problems than chasing down pilot identities on forums to make an example of them. Put yourselves in the position of those guys/gals getting furloughed. If you can do something to get them back even a month sooner it's worth it.
I agree with doing whatever we can to get them back on the street sooner as long as it is not an illegal job action, such as what was posted at the beginning of the thread. ALPA has been very diligent in trying to mitigate furloughs since the stuff hit the fan last summer. Unfortunately this time around management doesn't want to play nice. I think something fishy is going on with this whole thing as well.