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Correction: to keep them from NEEDING TO. Had NJA actually wanted to furlough pilots they could have done so already like other frac companies have recently done. Your mention of generosity and cooperation, Gunfyter, are spot on.
We're seeing a high return on the investment of time and effort put into the Labor-Management partnership. Success in this joint venture will pay huge dividends in the future. The resultant increases in loyalty, trust, etc would be the silver lining in this economic cloud.
Glass, I like analogies and I think your's is a fitting one for the situation. It does, indeed, appear to be the methodology they're using. To continue your water theme...
The smooth sailing previously enjoyed by the NJ families has been disrupted by economic storms. We've hit rough waters and the USS NetJets has sprung a leak. Now is the time for all hands to grab a bucket and start bailing together. Teamwork is the answer.
NJW, for over 3 years now I've seen you write posts like this. You've painted these rosy pictures of unions and all they do for the world, but you won't talk about the fact that the union at NJ has cost the company millions of dollars and forced an overstaffing of the company which in turn is putting pilots out of work, voluntary or not.
Buffet's baby has more than sprung a leak, hell, it's overloaded too. This "preventive measure" is nothing more than a voluntary furlough at a time where no pilot can afford to be out of work. How many of these pilots gave up decent flying jobs to go to work at NJ with the rosy picture the union was painting for the future? How many of these pilots were hired because the work rules forced more pilots per airplane than any other frac in the industry?
Yeah, y'all have to pull together, to bail your own butts out of the mess your union put you in to.
If the contract had done it's job, these "preventive measures" would have never been needed to the extent they are.