Originally Posted by
kc135driver
Ewrbased-
You are completely correct. I think most of us double-furloughees feel so beaten down by management and forgotten by ALPA that we have just walked away as the future feels hopeless.
I can tell you one thing, and I hope I speak for most of my double-furloughed brethren, if we, the 2172/1450 ever get together in the same cause, we will be galvanized. After all that we have been through I feel about as close to any of these individuals as I would a squadron buddy in any deployment. It is an unwanted status, but one which when you meet another, you can't help but drink heavily, vent and feel better after spending time around somebody else who truly understands what kind of career "hell" we have/are going through. I don't think any of us will ever forget all that has happened.
Peace-
Kc
KC......you are NOT forgotten. If you knew how many pilots go to bat for you every day, you'd be surprised. On the other hand, there's the "few" who could care less about anyone other than themselves, and believe me, I WILL tell the FO's who their friends are and aren't. I'm tired of seeing these 115 hour a month pilots who "need" the money to survive, yet have no wife, family, or kids..........but can barely survive and can't stop bragging about their three homes, two boats, 10 girlfriends, etc. And the sad thing is, is they think it's funny that they can do whatever they want because our pitiful contracts have NO teeth and ALLOW them to do what they do. I certainly think ALPA needs a whole new set of AGRESSIVE attorney's, not those who come up with such weak contracts TIME AFTER TIME. But you are right.........this is one of the ONLY careers where you seem to go backwards more than forwards.
Hang in there, we'll get you back soon.