SkyWest furlough?

[Jon Rivoli]

The union itself wouldn't, but the Collective Bargaining Agreement the union brought about would.

So, if I understand you here, an ALPA carrier can't furlough?

 

[sstearns2]

The union itself wouldn't, but the Collective Bargaining Agreement the union brought about would.

Can you provide an example of a CBA that actually stopped the company from furloughing? There are lots of examples where it didn't.

Scott

 

[Mookie]

You won't find that answer...

but as someone who has been furloughed before, the CBA has very specific language for return to service, acruing longevity, seats, bases, benefits etc...

I'm guessing a furlough at SkyWest would be..."Well...we'll have to see...we havn't been here before, so we'll try to make it right..." To which the company would to to make it right for them. Just ask anyone who went thru the PDX and IAH downsizing to see how accommodating the company can be to normal line pilots in this case. (and not necesarily to those there were a SAPA rep...).

Mookie

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Can you provide an example of a CBA that actually stopped the company from furloughing? There are lots of examples where it didn't.

Scott

I wasn't saying that, I was saying that a CBA would make a company furlough instead of outright firing. No union = the company can fire for almost any reason. Union with a proper CBA in place = company must furlough instead of firing

 

[TOOL CRIB]

So, if I understand you here, an ALPA carrier can't furlough?

Not at all what I'm saying... see above post

 

[viper548]

I don't know. Should the guy who pooped all over the hallway and walls at the Candlewood been furloughed or fired?

Seriously, how would a union prevent furloughs?

I could swear I saw him in ORD working for another airline about a year ago. How do you explain that at an interview?

 

[Morning Wood]

I could swear I saw him in ORD working for another airline about a year ago. How do you explain that at an interview?

No kidding. Maybe he said he ate a bad taco salad that night or something.

 

[viper548]

The problem with the candlewood is that there is no one there between 11pm and 6am. He lost his room key and couldn't get a new one made. His roommate went home for the weekend.

 

[10nCLR]

yawn.....