Not fun...
All true. A lot of people are getting caught up in some history too. Apparently when Atlas was in negotiations a couple years ago, Polar was quite open about flying Atlas' struck work - if the Atlas guys were to strike. Not a precedent to set. Management played the same game and took Atlas planes over to Polar, now Atlas is getting the planes back. Who the hell knows what will happen when Atlas pilots have to negotiate in a year or so. Any insight into the above history would be appreciated from more experienced collegues, I am quite naive about it all being a new guy at Atlas. Worst case for Polar crew is a "merger" by management - all planes come to Atlas or are sold and bye-bye Polar with hiring preference to Polar pilots and of course to the bottom of seniority at Atlas. That last scenario is all speculation, but within the realm of reality. Best wishes to all.
All true. A lot of people are getting caught up in some history too. Apparently when Atlas was in negotiations a couple years ago, Polar was quite open about flying Atlas' struck work - if the Atlas guys were to strike. Not a precedent to set. Management played the same game and took Atlas planes over to Polar, now Atlas is getting the planes back. Who the hell knows what will happen when Atlas pilots have to negotiate in a year or so. Any insight into the above history would be appreciated from more experienced collegues, I am quite naive about it all being a new guy at Atlas. Worst case for Polar crew is a "merger" by management - all planes come to Atlas or are sold and bye-bye Polar with hiring preference to Polar pilots and of course to the bottom of seniority at Atlas. That last scenario is all speculation, but within the realm of reality. Best wishes to all.