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Old 10-18-2020, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by hoover
I think if furloughs made sense and were truly needed people would step up. It's clearly not the case now. This is a simple concessions grab and a chance to change contract language. I know you see that also.
I'd say our culture of taking care of eachother is alive and well based on not giving in to the company now and hosing everyone.
i'm a bottom 10%er. Hoover's take matches my perception. If push came to shove, plenty of pilots would do what they could to save jobs AND the company. They've done it before here, but thankfully it wasn't necessary when circumstances changed.

We aren't there yet with 15B in the bank and GK not taking fed loans. If he were that worried about our company, he'd have grabbed that lifeline. This is a cash grab attempt from labor, plain and simple. Notice how the snap back isn't even tied to our performance?

My piggy bank is closed, too bad if that upsets the shareholders. If I get furloughed, so be it.
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Old 10-18-2020, 10:30 AM
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i'm a bottom 10%er. Hoover's take matches my perception. If push came to shove, plenty of pilots would do what they could to save jobs AND the company. They've done it before here, but thankfully it wasn't necessary when circumstances changed.

We aren't there yet with 15B in the bank and GK not taking fed loans. If he were that worried about our company, he'd have grabbed that lifeline. This is a cash grab attempt from labor, plain and simple. Notice how the snap back isn't even tied to our performance?

My piggy bank is closed, too bad if that upsets the shareholders. If I get furloughed, so be it.
he didn’t take the fed Loan because it’s prohibited stock buybacks and dividends, it would also have downgraded our credit rating. If it made sense he would have done it but they went into the private market. Trust me I wish there was a silver lining to be seen with them denying that loan but I don’t think that’s the case
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Old 10-18-2020, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan
That’s kind of funny to read in a thread where co-workers are pulling up the ladder and saying, “Don’t worry furloughees. We’ll keep the lights on for you. See you in a few years!”

Let’s not pretend we are all kumbaya when the reality is that it’s just business.
There are asshats every where. Our fair share in SWA pilot group.

Try not to generalize the entire group. And I will try and not generalize the type you represent.
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Old 10-18-2020, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Squallrider
he didn’t take the fed Loan because it’s prohibited stock buybacks and dividends, it would also have downgraded our credit rating. If it made sense he would have done it but they went into the private market. Trust me I wish there was a silver lining to be seen with them denying that loan but I don’t think that’s the case
You don't plan on dividends or buybacks unless you expect things to bounce back in the future. Hence why he thought the restrictions on it were too onerous and it was easier to go after private credit for liquidity, and if he can wring 10% cheaper labor costs out of the employees, all the better.
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Old 10-18-2020, 02:15 PM
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So in the event of a furlough, let’s say 20%, would that include those already out on leave in the calculation or do they want an additional 20%?

I am out of range of my ipad pad so I didn’t see the latest email.

November of 2015 hires are at about 28% for reference as of today’s seniority list on CWA.
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Old 10-18-2020, 02:34 PM
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So in the event of a furlough, let’s say 20%, would that include those already out on leave in the calculation or do they want an additional 20%?

I am out of range of my ipad pad so I didn’t see the latest email.

November of 2015 hires are at about 28% for reference as of today’s seniority list on CWA.
People on ExTO are furloughed in seniority order as if they were active. Nobody mentioned any numbers, except for GK mentioning 20% overstaffing. That was a general number, not any particular work group, so nobody knows. In your hypothetical scenario, in case of 20% furloughs would include everyone at the bottom 20% including ExTOs and ETOs.
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Old 10-18-2020, 02:53 PM
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Maybe he meant we are overstaffed 20% on VPs
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Old 10-18-2020, 04:23 PM
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Kinda hard to decipher what the truth is. Sounding more like politics now with mixed messages.

10% and FM or we furlough
10% cuz everyone else is
20% overstaffed
need everyone to run the schedule
may need to recall some on ExTO
4 new cities
more cities on the list

I’m around 85% but there’s no way I’d vote for ANY concessions with such mixed messages.

If anything I’m ****ed off they would add more stress into the mix for what’s appearing to be a greedy money grab.

Hows that for kulture?
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Don’t have it in front of me but I think it said 20% after the VSP and ExTO.
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