Originally Posted by
SoCalGuy
Lee....
Couple questions for you.
You refer to being "vol. furloughed" over at the U.....of the 1400+ pilots serving furlough, how many of you guys/gals are actually "Voluntary" as opposed to out-right without a position??
You also said that you did some work with UAL with Block Hours v Scheduling.....was that pre-PBS, or after that transition?? Reason why I ask is just curious how much PBS was able to cut back (rough guess, not science) on required staffing pre vs post PBS implementation your your side of the fence.
SC
SoCal,
I can get the exact numbers but I want to say 150 or so "voluntary" furloughs that actually mitigated a junior furlough. That is to say some folks knowing that they would be furloughed took a hit early to secure other employment. They were going to be furloughed anyway.
Before, during and for a short time after PBS. My rough estimate is 600 pilots system wide. That was when UA had over 9000 pilots still. That is a rough estimate.
Some other work rule changes during the BK contract to save the A plan axed another 300 or so.
That was of course the immediate effect. The long term impact happened with relaxed scope which has done far worse to decimate the pilot numbers and flying at UA.
Frats,
Lee