Originally Posted by
PeezDog
Right I didn't provide any service. Not saying that I should have been paid while on furlough. Just that I don't think its fair that I am on second year pay. Just how I feel. The probability of getting back is probably zero anyway, but figured it doesn't hurt to ask.
In all honesty I did not (nor know of anyone who does) know, or care, about the furlough language in the contract at the time I got hired. Maybe thats something I will look for if I ever go somewhere else. Do you really think I would have passed up ASA just based on the furlough language anyway? I've never heard of that being a reason why someone passed up a job up. Unless you know someone who works there, how can you get a copy of a contract for a company you don't work for? The contract we are under now was signed before I was hired, so I had no say in it. Thats why I put this thread on here to try to get it changed. I have already contact our MEC.
Delta does give longevity for furlough, it's in the contract. It provides additional incentive for the company to not furlough in the first place.
Additionally, although many of the majors don't have it in the contract, most have negotiated (AA, UAL) for it in the past when their furloughs have returned at least in the past. Not sure if the MEC's at UAL or AA are concerned at this time with their furloughees.