Originally Posted by
Daniel Larusso
...In fact if things don't get better for a long time, I could see a situation where the company is actually hiring into the 757 right seat with S/O's still stuck in the back of the Deuce....Since we have no control over when they company trains an award, they
Can the company hire directly into the 757 FO seat without first having a vacancy bid in which all the slots go unfilled?
The Purple Nuggets in ANC were hired directly because there were approximately 68 vacant FO seats in ANC after the big Mar 2006 Vacancy Bid.
And you are right, if the Company did direct hire into the 757 FO seat without first offering it to all the 727 SOs on property, it would be Passover Pay for all (250+) once the first direct hire checked out in the seat.
Given that internal training costs appear to mean little to the company and their current aversion to inverted seniority/seat lists and passover pay, I can't believe that makes any sense.