Originally Posted by
TP199
and technically, they are not all that short. the only reason it appears they are, red arrow days, is because the line values are so low. if every line was blocked in the 90's, we wouldnt appear under staffed.
just curious, why do you think it would get hairy if the company made it known that they would like to furlough more? we all knew the last two rounds were coming and it didnt get hairy
As one other poster said, it would do a little more than offend the pilot group if the company decided to furlough into the clause. I have yet to meet one individual that takes that lightly. It wouldn't be a smart move on their part and they know it.
As far as staffing, I'm not sure which aircraft you are assigned to but the 700/900 seems pretty short. Although, I'm only basing that on original line block values and what our current bucket list has been showing through out the month. Looks like there aren't many guys on call each day but when you look at their credits they're pretty low. At least at this point in the month. I think those credits being low have something to do with all of the cancellations due to weather and using line holders on most of the days with cancellations. Who knows.......
But once they start cutting into the contract on furloughs, you'll see some horrible moral and possibly some DCI and United Express contract changes due to lack of performance. Morale is directly promotional to performance which is directly proportional to cash value. Therefore, furlough equals not a good idea at this point. You get the point.