US 3000 rumour

[NEDude]

It wouldn't have mattered if Delta pilots were on furlough. They would never have accepted struck work because that is anti-union.

The goal of all pilots should be to increase industry standard wages. If management thinks they can just transfer flying when someone goes on strike....then it reduces a union's negotiation ability. It doesn't matter if the flying was contracted out or not....it is struck work!!

No union pilot should ever directly gain (or regain) a job as a result of another union going on strike. That is the bottom line.

How about this:

GoJets goes on strike (they are union) and Trans States sends out recall letters to all the furloughed pilots.

ttuite - I think you are correct, USA 3000 will never do that. Steve Harfst basically killed the airline, most likely at the direction of the Mullen family. Being used mostly, as you say, a bargaining chip when negotiating ticket prices with other carriers, and as a way to show losses on the books for tax purposes. Doubt it will grow above five airplanes ever again.

 

[rider850]

I only flew Apple Vacations at TWA. Once,we transitioned to AA,I flew the last Apple Vacation flight out of JFK. Early departure to Punta Cana. Full load of pax. They told us to leave them at the gate. We flew an empty plane down and picked up the pax from the previous week. That was the last of the contract. Next thing I know,I'm furloughed
and USA 3000 is doing Apple Vacations.

 

[smoknjoe]

USA3000 did that flying because they are owned by Apple.....They did not take AA flying when you were furloughed....

 

[rider850]

Did I say,take?

 

[ALPO]

No union pilot should ever directly gain (or regain) a job as a result of another union going on strike. That is the bottom line.

Have ya met the pilots of the US airline industry?

 

[Beetle007]

GoJets goes on strike (they are union) and Trans States sends out recall letters to all the furloughed pilots.

I would hope the Trans States Union and refuses to take the flying (if their conract permits them to refuse struck work). Remember that only some airlines have the "right" to refuse struck work.

I have less respect for all unions (including my own), that don't have the right to refuse struck work in their contract.