Originally Posted by
TheBills
If we're talking about mass furloughs at the regionals to accommodate UAL/CAL scope, its easier for a regional FO/CA to be furloughed, than a mainline CA/FO to be furloughed. Lets face it, your average mainline pilot has wife, kids, child support, etc. to deal with on top of losing his job. I guess what im trying to say is, I would take another furlough if I knew that flying a regional jet would mean being employed by UAL to do it.
But if it meant just a furlough, and not on the UAL list, would you feel the same? This is why I don't think we can take it back under ALPA. Hold the line, maybe, but I highly doubt that as well. Taking jobs directly en mass from the regionals back to the majors would cause too many problems for ALPA or maybe even its demise, imho. Many people want to give lip service to the return of jobs to mainline, only if they come with that job. When they are on the street with no number at mainline, then the problems will begin. When thousands of ALPA members would fall into this boat, what do you think they will be saying to ALPA?
Has RJ scope at a Major ever been tightened, once already loosened at an ALPA carrier? I don't think so. It is much easier to slowly outsource jobs than to take a job back, once it has already been given. Especially when that job is a fellow union member. Management loves this conflict within our own house.