Originally Posted by
Washout
That clause is basically worthless. It only covers furlough from controllable factors which historically don't cause furloughs.
For the duration of this Agreement, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23
and the provisions of paragraph 1.E.4.. above, the Company will not furloughany pilot whose name is on the seniority list on the effective date of thisAgreement except in circumstances over which the Company has no control.The term “circumstances over which the Company has no control” includes, butis not limited to, a natural disaster; grounding of a substantial number of theCompany’s aircraft by a government agency; reduction in flying operationsbecause of a decrease in available fuel supply or other critical material due toeither governmental action or commercial suppliers being unable to providesufficient fuel or other critical materials for the Company’s operations;revocation of the Company’s operating certificate; war emergency; owner’sdelay in delivery of aircraft scheduled for delivery; or manufacturer’s delay indelivery of new aircraft scheduled for delivery. The term “circumstances over which the Company has no control” will not include the price of fuel or other supplies, the price of aircraft, the state of the economy, the financial state of the Company, or the relative profitability or unprofitability of the Company’s then current operations.
Sure the company could get around it if they tried hard enough and the union rolled over, but that's some pretty good wording in my opinion.