Ok unitedcop, I have done some research into this situation. I found out the real story here, and I have to tell you I am not at all impressed with your friend, nor are any of my colleagues as the details of this story get around on the line.

For those here who do not know, and since united felt it necessary to air this on a public forum, here are the facts...

One of our furloughees, who just happens to be on the very bottom of the list, is under contract out in the middle east. Per the CBA, she received her recall notice at Spirit. Since she is on the bottom of the list, and the recall went mandatory, she received her mandatory recall notice shortly thereafter. She was denied an LOA by the company and decided to contact the union. Only problem is, she didnt contact her furlough coordinator, nor did she attempt to contact anyone on the MEC. Instead, she thought her best course of action would be to write a scathing email to John Prater. I have read this email in its entirety. In it she accuses Spirit of hiring her with the sole intention of furloughing her. She insults the Spirit MEC and ALPA as a whole for not being able to help her. Her sense of entitlement is astounding. I was embarrased for her when I read this email. She, along with many others, have been on furlough for over 2 years. It has been no secret over the past 6 months that Spirit was to grow next year and recall all of its furloughed pilots. It is written in plain english in our CBA the process the company must follow while recalling those furloughed pilots. They have followed that procedure with zero exceptions. If it was her intention to return to Spirit then the resposnsibility to get her affairs in order to allow that to happen is hers and hers alone. The idea that somehow she is above the CBA and should be granted all this special treatment is utter nonsense. She is requesting that the company act in violation of the pilot contract. So according to her our pilot contract should be violated so that her pilot contract can be honored.

Look, it would be great if we had some clause in our contract to force the company to give her an LOA. If we did, you can be sure I and every single one of her colleagues here would stand up and fight for her. The simple fact is, we do not. She, along with every other furloughed pilot, knew this and knew the procedure for recall. Her acting like a child after being denied the LOA is not helping her cause. She is burning bridges at a very rapid pace.