its fear and intimidation tactics, its the better relation aag wants with its employees, oh wait, w/o's are pine scum and dont need better relations with upper management.
While I admit I know no details, this is sadly the most likely reason. He is too smart to do something that is a truly fireable offense, so this is doubtlessly an attempt at intimidation. Every day a new low.
Yea man. I feel so bad for my friend who should've been in class at AA this past Tuesday, but who instead was fired. This guy is such a standup guy, too. Way to pull the rug out from one of their loyal pilots who stuck with them for 16 years, through base closures that forced him to commute for the past three years.