Well Shannon Eastin is a SCAB, and can go pound sand if she wants on my jumpseat.

Was that on topic? :p

Scratch Miami from that list. The Marlins moved to Miami to their new stadium where the Orange Bowl used to be. Now the Dolphins share Joe Robbie stadium with the Hurricanes since the Hurricane's stadium was demolished to build the baseball stadium for the Marlins. Anyhow, the Dolphins play on all grass now.

Dirty filthy scabs.....

I'm not watching NFL games anymore.

Looks like Alfa beat me to it. I use EZ-Bid and it has the function there to slide vacation.
Good luck

Can I trade my Dundee for an Angela?

You know, the cat lover one...
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I agree with Sailing's post, and FullofLuv, and Scoop especially. As a mil leave guy furloughed after 9/11, I worked my a$$ off after recalled at the very end of the recalls... and then I worked 5 days a week for the mil. I kept a chart of all the USERRA rules and all my orders, and I called Delta and informed them I was available for training anytime I hit a requirement to do so-- 7 days sometimes, until my next set of orders dropped. Most of the guys in my unit did the same, and we had academics on the USERRA requirements yearly.
I have absolutely no problem with Delta enforcing the USERRA as it is written. Problem is, it is extremely vague on the "5 years total mil leave" due to the exemption of orders for war or in support of it. Simple to figure out you think? NO! Between 2007 and 2011, there were at least 11 Undersecretary of the USAF proclamations making prior orders in support of GWOT.. entire series of orders which previously had NOT included the proper statement (due to no one realizing it needed to be there) were blanket covered. Vague statements on orders intent by the mil without the exact phrase "in support of ..." were later included by Under Sec. (All training activities involved in flying training for pilots deploying to Afghanistan during the period blah to blah are exempt per blah de blah...) The only court cases to my knowledge where a mil leave guy challenged the airlines (United, USAir), the airline lost to the tune of 10$million. If you're the mil member, how are you going to substantiate the exempt status of orders over 5 years, all written by 20 year olds making 4$/hour and trained less than 1 year, with 10-20 DoD exemptions and after the fact rule-making that no one has ever seen? If you're Delta, how are you going to spend the time being sure enough to challenge the poor bastard who had to generate his case?

Of approx 85 pilots in my sq, I'd say there were maybe 3 abusers. Those guys should have been disallowed to return, and I'd have no problem with an airline enforcing the USERRA against them. But there were 82 guys who absolutely complied with the intent, who were happy to just GET their orders and paid 2-3 weeks late... who were NOT going to turn those orders back in for a re-do "hey guys, you forgot to put 'in support of GWOT' on these, can you re-do them? And don't forget, I'm in line with the other 85 guys hoping for orders next month too!".

Scoop is right--of 240 guys or so out on mil leave still, 80% are not coming back due to having other jobs. Of the 45 left, 40 are solid. Maybe 2 guys are skirting it and 3 guys are clearly NOT valid. Fine, don't rehire the 3 guys. This is completely a non-issue.

But after furloughing 1300 guys for 5 years, and those guys scrambling to find a job, and after 11 years gone mostly working for the mil... are you really going to b it ch and moan about these 5 guys????? Take a look at the SICK LIST and disability list --almost 1000 pilots out on sick! I think if you're in a mood for getting your Witch Hunt pitchfork out, there are much more fertile areas to look than the mil leave...

I think Tennessee WOULD have surprised people last year. That became a little difficult when Tyler Bray broke his thumb in the FL game and we lost our number 1 WR early in the season. Not making excuses, but injuries were not kind ot us last year. Now Coach Dooley... THE coach Dooley.. got rid of Da'rick Rogers, and there is peace and harmony in the locker room. IT's all good.

Cautiously optimistic

GBO

OK, an un-Dude opinion here, but ... I think Road Kill has a point.

Bankruptcy is a legal process by which the Company goes about screwing creditors, including employees, out of what it owes them. While in bankruptcy, Delta still somehow found the money to fund speaking engagement(s) for the author of "Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star" and "Youth Pride." Leo and Michelle were paid well in excess of what I will earn during my entire career with hopefully a little more than 20 years to go. There was money for pet causes and million, no, make that Billions, went out the door on poorly considered outsourcing decisions and "best friend" consulting services.

So, in my view the "sham divorces" were using one legal strategy to defend against another legal strategy. I think I'm the only person who's initial reaction was, "pretty good blocking manuever." Most pilots see a pilot acting unethically and stop without considering the degree which management had acted unethically. We pilots are an ethical bunch ... and that is a good thing.

Let me be clear, neither is right and I don't condone either action. I don't sit in judgement (nor do I wish to) but what Leo Mullin and Michelle Burns did to Delta is a lot worse than a hand full of alleged would be double dippers.

If someone abuses the system and gets caught, give them the "opportunity" to make amends.

bid fools.............

Bar;
I doubt seriously if you were the only one that had that reaction. For every offense you have to have a good defense. To catch a crook, you have to think like a crook.