Originally Posted by Cosmo

Amen! I was a CAL furloughed member (1 of the 147) sacrificed to ensure we didn’t give up a 50 seat scope clause...which the union gave up on anyway.

My position now is very straight forward...pilots never forget. I don’t trust any “payment in the future” construct. The SRL was designed to support a reduced payroll need when called upon by tough financial times. I took the Apr SRL to avoid the virus. I felt it met a personal need as well as a business need for UAL.

For May I’ll likely take a reserve line for the following reasons

1) I have vacation in May. Why the company won’t pay out someone’s vacation credit in addition to SRL is BS...at least make it consistent with the MPG..or offer the vacation credit in another month. That vacation is something that is earned and is part of negotiated pay.

2) As mentioned in your post...I don’t see any other professional career offering these type of concessions. The relief act was passed to protect payrolls and avoid layoffs. I see small and medium sized business owners paying their employees and doing the right thing because they are enabled by this government money....why is United any different? These business owners are are also honoring stay at home orders and not finding ways around them. Protect our negotiated pay while respecting the laws of the states we reside in should be what they commit to for taking the money. Their loophole of calling us “essential” when 95% of the my flying has been cut is bull****.

3) The lineup of Reserves is insane. It’s a slim chance I’m called.

All that said. I’d gladly take a 50 hr SRL for future months to provide mutual benefit to protect myself, my family as well as help to curtail payroll costs for UAL...provided they didn’t ask employees to forfeit vacation and they paid the full 50 now and cut this kindergarten back and forth negotiating. Anything less, after now having payroll grants, is just the company playing us instead of treating us like valued employees.