Originally Posted by
4runner
What about bypass rights for involuntary? Some of us have taken jobs requiring contracts. I've mentioned this to our union on several occasions and little has been said or clarified on the issue. I signed a contract with an employer after Comair furloughed me. If I can't say "how high" when Comair says jump, do I get fired? I've got eight months left on my current contract. Comair furloughed me forcing me to take employment elsewhere. Now Comair recalls me but I can't go because I signed a contract to put food on my table, now Comair terminates me because I can't return immediately. Might get interesting. Wonder what the legal ramifications could be...
Word......O.K. let me explain what's going on with this. I too have made many many many mentions of this issue with the union. Unfortunately I keep getting the samed "canned" answer.
The union at Comair only works on issues that affect senior pilots. Look at the reserve contract. It magically got attention when it affected those high enough in senority due to the furloughing of pilots. Honestly, how many email updates did we get regarding the long call window call in process once senior pilots began to be affected by it. It was an issue the entire time I was on reserve at Comair, but got little to no attention.
I'd imagine approaching management to get an idea of what's really going on, is the best way to get proper information about this. The union is worried about things like whether Capt. Oldpants is going to have to interrupt his early evening dinner at Luby's to call in for the Long Call Window or if a computer software system is to their liking (EMaestro) rather than on important stuff like jobs.
Ask yourself this. When part time lines or reduced line values were offered to mitigate job losses, did anyone ask you (furloughees) how you felt about that? A handful of people made the decision for you. Those people are not looking out for you. They are looking out for themselves.