Originally Posted by SaltyDog

My curiosity is piqued, what is the IPA gaining by sacrificing our own membership? What specifically has the IPA gained by the furlough?
It is ugly, especially painful for those furloughed and about to be furloughed. I believe all 170 will be furloughed this year. A clear demonstration of UPS using poor management and completely losing many opportunities to improve our UPS business position.
Don't see an out of mind IPA membership or leadership. However, UPS desires to grind all efforts to a standstill so the blame is focused on the IPA. Brilliant, and the strategy appears to be working.....



The furlough triggered the response to close the airline in an airline. Afterall, with 76 on the street, who is covering the flying?
FQS's who are only limited by FAR's and we see how UPS skirts the FAR's and intimidates FQS to take any and all schedules assigned.
Would say we all pay, since they replace all of us when UPS needs less crews and Captains. FQS sits in Captain and F.O seats. UPS survives on FQS and needs less IPA. If anyone wants to allow UPS to increase this option, work against bringing them into the IPA. Objectively, the best solution is integration. Miller should have addressed this long ago, but regardless of who had been elected, allowing an escalation of the use of FQS during furlough harmed everyone in the IPA, the 76 pay most dearly. UPS sent the bill, not the IPA.