Colgan seniority resignation?
 

I'm looking for input from any furloughed pilots recently hired at Colgan about if they required you to resign your seniority with your previous company. Thanks in advance.

Something tells me that if you answer "No" to that question on the interview, then your time with them is over. That goes for any company. They did ask the guys I interviewed with if they would resign their seniority. But, from what I have heard.... that is a standard question for any interview, and answering "No" seems to have the same effect with each company.

Bob

Asking if you would resign your number in an interview vs. having you sign a letter in training is two different things. Most furloughed pilots are not concerned about verbal agreement but rather the written.

So the question still stands, who has signed a contract or letter of resignation in regards to senority?

Where have you been the last year? CEO's testifying and lying about the pay and working conditions in front of Congress and they can still get ignorant people, or people that just don't care to come and work for them. Why? I just don't get it.

If you're furloughed from another carrier you should already know better than to go to Colgan.

its a legitimate question and a hard decision that several pilots face each year.... say you have a number at United, American or Netjets, do you give up that number for a job at Colgan or any other regional??? several factors to consider, maybe your un-employment benefits are about to run out or just don't suffice and you can no longer wait for that "good job", you have to think about your currency, how long before you're called back to work, the economy, the your company's health, etc....

Are you in the same situation??? doesn't sound to me like you are, because if you were you wouldn't be talking about CEOs, and congress and all that stuff.. if you are in the same situtation, then I'm sure you understand why the thread starter is asking this question

If you are furloughed and have recall rights, then go get a real job. Your top priority is to take care of your family and yourself. It is pretty hard to do either on 16k a year and being gone 20 days a month.

Honestly, I can't understand for the life of me why guys are so anxious to go back out and get used and abused by every d-bag outfit out there for the sake of flying a stupid airplane. You could make more money waiting tables at "waffle House" than you could at Colgan. I would use this gift of being furloughed as an opportunity to expand your career beyond aviation. You just might find something else out there that you enjoy that pays you what your worth.

There is no financial reason for a furloughed major airline pilot to take a job at colgan...especially if he has to resign a mainline number. Anyone who managed to get a major job could find something, somewhere that pays more than sitting reserve FO in EWR at the bottom of colgan's list.

Hi!

i know a guy going there that will not resign his seniority. He said they told them nothing about it during recruitment session and at interview. If they make him resign it he won't go to Colgan, and will instead go to Republic, which owns his company.

I also now some guys who were turned down by Atlas, who are now interviewing at Colgan.

cliff
GRB

From my understanding, legally, a letter from your new employer saying you resign your seniority number does not hold true in court. Your previous employer is not obligated to follow. At least, this is what a lawyer friend says. Same guy who mentioned if it happens to call him and he'll take it to court.