Originally Posted by
767pilot
YGBSM. Since when does the union have the power to furlough anyone? Do you really think that they are in bed or are you just on hallucinogenic drugs? It is the company's job to announce furloughs, and when the time comes that's where you'll hear it. Try decaf.
I'm on drugs? Obviously you have been a 767 captain for too long. Now I could be wrong, but here is what I think is going to go down in the next few months. The company has announced 300 furloughs, the IPA, in talks with the company learn that the real # is 400 and decide to do the company's job and break this news to us via AM's video. The added $ needed to extend the MOU will not be found. Through some high level "talks" the company and union agree to furlough 200, each side calling a victory because they only had to furlough 200 instead of 400. When 200 was the number all along.
Every Pax pilot on this board has seen the exact same tactics on the passenger side of things. (Threat of furlough, concessions, furlough, BK, more concessions, more furlough) The only difference is our MOU which bought us some time, and UPS doesn't need to waste time with the whole BK thing. I am pretty sure we could drop 150-175 FO's out of ANC on APR 1st without missing a beat.