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02-02-2012 | 09:57 AM
#152
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Might want to ask some Eastern or CAL guys about feeding their families...
02-02-2012 | 10:21 AM
#154
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Oh, you said I'm just playing...I'm actually really just trying to understand this mess. I must be a bit confused, but you said "why would you leave a higher paying job for a lateral move to 'feed your family'?" Well...if TSA was going to furlough them, wouldn't they be making nothing, versus a lower wage that they were offered? I mean, something is better than nothing somteimes.
Also, do you have the payscale differences when all this happened? I'm really curious to see them.
Also, do you have the payscale differences when all this happened? I'm really curious to see them.
02-02-2012 | 10:33 AM
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02-02-2012 | 10:35 AM
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TSA offered TSA pilots furloughs. I think you may misunderstand....TSA did not like loyal pilots. They wanted pilots to work for free. They offered nothing to stay at TSA. All GoJet had to offer was quick upgrade. So stick to your principles, you get furloughed.
Pretend like you work at McDonalds. You are only on the register. Then the boss tells you he also wants you to clean the restroom and be the fry guy and purchasing agent at their newest bigger store, but you will not get paid more. You tell him you should get paid more or more work as is the norm in the corporate world. He then goes out and hires a guy willing to do that work for less pay than you are currently making just on the register, and fires you. How would you feel towards that new guy and management?
Pretend like you work at McDonalds. You are only on the register. Then the boss tells you he also wants you to clean the restroom and be the fry guy and purchasing agent at their newest bigger store, but you will not get paid more. You tell him you should get paid more or more work as is the norm in the corporate world. He then goes out and hires a guy willing to do that work for less pay than you are currently making just on the register, and fires you. How would you feel towards that new guy and management?
For clarification G7 wasn't started to get pilots to fly a 70 seat plane for 50 seat pay. It was started because TSA had a contract with American. That contract stated that TSA could not have any a/c on property larger than 50 seats so they created TSH (trans States Holdings), started GoJet & started flying 70 seat planes for United.
02-02-2012 | 10:39 AM
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I must disagree with this analogy due to the fact that your not working several different jobs for the same pay. It was flying a larger a/c for the smaller pay. I mean by this analogy your saying the pilots who went to G7 would throw bags, be a gate agent, be the fueler and fly the plane for what they were making at TSA for only flying the plane. This is not true. They aren't working any more than when they were at TSA.
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