Originally Posted by
unitedcop30
I have a friend furloughed from spirit...recall went mandatory...no option for leave of absence. And the spirit contract states no full retraining unless you've been out 36 months...so the furloughs would get a measly three or four sims then check ride....after they've been out 2 years. Totally not cool in my book...actually bush-league!!! They have no regard for their furloughed pilots and their families/situations. There are furloughed guys flying in the middle east that can't break their contracts, and now they will lose their seniority number because there are no leave of absences being granted. I find it funny how spirit all of a sudden needs All their furloughs back due to extreme growth. I'll believe it when I see it. The way spirit management runs the airline all it will take is a stiff breeze in FLL to furlough again..and trust me...Baldanza does not give two craps about any pilot at spirit. And it would have been nice to see spirits mec fight for the leave of absence for their furloughed guys. It's also funny that with the new contract first year pay actually DECREASED! Are you serious? I am furloughed from united...and although united has their shortcomings..the pilot group would NEVER let this occur.
United,
I have an honest queston (no flame). Your recall rights are 10 yerars. Can you pick the date you want to return in those 10 years? I have read this persons diatribe and they seem to think that you can just stay out for however long and go back not when the company calls, but when you want. In other words, can all of the recalls be back except one person, and then United starts hiring without doing a mandatory recall? If so what happens to the furloughed person? Do they lose seniority as new employees are hired above them? How does an LOA differ from this? I'm interested to find out the differences in your contract.