Originally Posted by
sweptback
As ASA is the one that provides flight benefits, your anger is misplaced. Since we don't "own" furloughee flight benefits in the contract, all ALPA could do is ask nicely. I'm sure they did that, and I'm sure ASA told them to pound sand.
Flight benefits are a negotiated privilege, not something ASA provides out of the goodness of their hearts. Our union negotiated the benefit for one group but not the second? Why is that acceptable? And personally, I don't like or trust union leadership who is ok with being told to pound sand. But, I don't get a voice in the next election so just blowing smoke here.
