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Originally Posted by FDXLAG
Nope never caved. I prefer our model, where everyone gives some instead of putting people on the street. You prefer to sacrifice your young. Hey morality is flexible, tell yourself whatever you need to to feel superior.
Before you go all indignant on UPS pilots, there is something that I wanted to add in this discussion:
We didn't sacrifice anyone. It is UPS who decided to furlough. We, as a pilot group, came up with more $ savings to the company, than the company saved in actually furloughing. IT WAS ALL ABOUT CONTROL BY UPS! They wanted to show the inmates who is running the asylum.
When they did furlough, who paid the COBRA for the furloughees? Their IPA brothers. I was once ALPA, thrice furloughed. You want to know what was the most support I ever got? A 1-yr subscription to Kit Darby's pocket. Nor did I ever expect anything - I knew that was a risk of this profession. Why did we do it? BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!
Who had a 98% + success rate in complying with no open time pick up? The IPA.
Who raised close to $75,000 VOLUNTARILY for Christmas gifts for their furloughed brothers and sisters the first year alone! The IPA!
So, please don't say that WE sacrificed our young. We did everything to prevent UPS from having to do it, they pulled the trigger anyway, so we watched out for our guys.