Originally Posted by
YARIGHT
I know the feeling, I think the MEC is trying their best to get our jobs back and a great contract for anyone, but they are not having much luck.
A few more years for many of us will mean about 15 years with UAL and 12 years on furlough.
We did not get furloughed , we got "RIGHT SIZED" for the merger of the century.
I'm not trying to rub salt in any wounds just trying to understand the mindset here. After all this time (15 years) I would have figured any UAL pilot still on furlough and not at another major meant they were involved in something else. I have buddies at S.West who have been there less than 4 years who are now on there way to prosperous careers.
It just seems like there had to be some opportunities over the last 15 years to try to get a sr. number in the hat of another carrier but then again I don't understand the whole myth of having to give up your number to do it.