Originally Posted by
SUPERfluf
It is most definately a company decision but the company does communicate their intentions with the union.
This came from CAL P2P dissemination. "There will be no UAL furloughs recalled to CAL as a result of this system bid."
I personally, hope that we can get as many furloughed pilots back flying as soon as possible. (last summer would have been nice) However, I do not want to see furloughees get their hopes up based on unsubstantiated rumors.
I wish I had better news, but with a projected 1-2% growth for next year it does look like the combined group will need some recalls, just hard to say how many or when.
You are both talking semantics I think.
As a result of the staffing numbers on the bid, I think they mean there will be no recall of UAL pilots. But that is just based on the bid. If, after that, some of the CAL pilots have opted not to return or to transition to a COLA, that will change the true numbers returning to the line and THEN there may be more pilot positions still left to fill with offers being made to UAL pilots.
That would be my understanding and wouldn't surprise me if another bid comes out to adjust the recall positions to where they want to go and then the remaining slots offered to UAL pilots.