Bavarian Chef
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JBPA:
I claimed that I made my decision based on what a pilot said in the crew room....and he wasn't an unknown. I know exactly who he is and I also know that he wasn't the only one who voiced that opinion to management.
You base your distrust about the "furlough" pay based on what? Has this been tested? This is similar to the contract language we all wanted in case of a sale, merger, or change of control. The company put the language in the contract and asked the union organizers to send it out to anyone they chose to render an opinion. When the opinon came back that it was enforceable language, and damn good language, some still shot holes in it. There are precedents in the world of law, but there are few absolutes. Absolutes in this industry are tales of yore.
Speaking of absolutes, I dare say that while you may have suffered or went backward in pay and bennies, everyone was going backward in pay and bennies with oil at $147/bbl. While the price has gone down more than anyone thought possible, now we have to deal with a possible recession. The upgrades the 320 FO's were promised evaporated with the oil prices....we were prudently growing until then. Management had to deal with what appeared to be a new energy environment and they acted quickly to make sure we all will have a paycheck.
Provided the economy doesn't tank completely, the upgrades will reappear.
While my logic may seem sophmoric to you, it is based on watching both sides of this equation for 22 years. I may not have the same opinion as you, but I respect your right to choose. Choose wisely, because in the end we are all JB pilots!
A350
You mentioned the "goal" earlier.
Once again, I ask you, who defines the goal, and what is it?