Midwest Express pilots screw their own.

[AWACoff]

What goes around comes around. I wish a pox on all the pathetic self indulgent pricks at MidEx who voted against a measly 1% pay deduction. When was the last time you noticed payroll shorting you $2 on a $200 day? Make sure you enjoy that cup of coffee your selfishness buys you. I was prepared to go on strike 5 days after passing IOE...and you can't even spring for a few dollars while you still have a job.

 

[psyops]

The unfortunate reality of this business is that when you're on the street.... you're invisible.

Those with jobs (especially the senior ones) will sell you out in a second.

 

[TWA Dude]

FYI:

The TWA MEC was working on a resolution to assess our members to pay furloughee's COBRA. The problem is, we're probably only ALPA members for another month or two, and they discovered that if we did pay an assessment ALPA National would likely KEEP the money. So there's no workable way right now for us to help our own in that way. Instead we have a voluntary Furloughed Pilot's Fund that many, but far from all are contributing to it. The APA at American has a voluntary loan fund, which is also a good idea.

On a more disturbing note, I was presesnt for an LEC meeting discussing the resolution for a COBRA assessment. Many TWA guys were furloughed in the past, some multiple times, for over seven years. Never in TWA's past was anything done to help out the furloughees financially. That left some bitter and unwilling to help out those today. It's a shame.

 

[devine9driver]

You know it's kind of funny, the same thing happened here when ALPA was barely voted in, you couldn't find a pilot here who voted no for ALPA representation. Now you can't find a single pilot here who hasn't said "ya I voted yes for the furloughed pilot fund". I guess only 1/3 of us will be able to look the furloughed pilot's in the eye when they are recalled and be proud of it. Apparently TIM'S Dutchness is rubbing off on the most senior of the bunch. Way to support your fellow Midex crewmembers. And for those who want to know, 2% was the most they were asking for, the MEC said it would actually be around 1% to .7% of taxable income taken for the fund.

One Feed up ME pilot