Originally Posted by
IronWalt
Well what should be done with the US East furloughees who have been through 2 furloughs and have been held hostage ever since they started at LCC in 1989. Some have as much as 12 years on the street and have had nothing but **** tossed at them. Now the AmWest people want to toss them under a bus AGAIN. A third time. And this time they take furloughs for people hired in 2004.
After that long, do they even have recall rights ?
People are already talking about how to merge the lists should an AA deal come and it still is in the "educated rumor" stage. My guess is if it did and AMR has learned anything of the past, they'd just cherry pick some assets and pass on the employees. Even sending the USAPA a greetings card would be stupid IMO.
Parker's ready to roll over on just about anything, AMR can call the shots and Parker would sell out employees in a New York minute to carve a deal for himself and avoid a legacy as somone who ran an airline into the terrain.
AA's got enough furloughees as it is and as we all know virtually all mergers result in fewer jobs, so I don't think most at U would have anywhere to go anyway. AMR knows it's not in the benevolent job saving business, but the 'make the most money for the least spent' business. I'd bet the U furloughees could add another decade waiting as AA likley wont be hiring soon without a merger, let alone with one.