Originally Posted by
NoStep
What does sec.6 have to do with it? The union can't condone an illegal job action. (ref; PATCO strike, AA pilot sick-out).
BTW...being involuntarily jm'd is not the same as volunteering to help the company with their staffing problem.
So, would you be okay with 95+ hour lines and more furloughs?
I dunno'....maybe I'm wrong... if enough of you view this as a non-issue, I'll just have to add it to the long list of "Things I don't get"...(right below, "enough oral")
Illegal? According to who? The union stopped EF back in '95 or '96 and got necessary MOU's to the contract.
Among other things that you or I may not get: people with HUGE amounts of accrued vacation and/or sick leave. Just think of how many furloughees could be brought back if people just took vacation. Check out the list - it's on Epic.
Don't get me wrong, I am not necessarily condoning the picking up of EF. I just think that if we are going to have a strategy of not picking up EF, it needs to be 100% or it's just a symbolic exercise.
Reminds me of a few years ago people were just as angry (probably more so) that people were paying for training at various airlines. A lot of those people that paid for training are at the legacy carriers now, senior to those that didn't pay. But I digress.
Before anyone gets sore at me for defending those that pick up EF, I am only an interested outside party. I have been on ML for the past 2+ years. I have also been wrong before, so if you feel the need to point out how I am wrong again, feel free. It's what the internet is all about, isn't it?