@777 vs 330(nice screen name!)
"Even if the downturn sustains, there's no way that SQ will even make a loss in any quarter".In the FY 2008-9 the company made extraordinary profits in the first 3 quarters and has already bled drastically in the fourth.You should know that!
Quote "I'm sure from most other countries where the expats came from, it's unthinkable that the expats will even have such strong voice to begin with"
And what "strong voice" is this my friend.Being able to speak up in an anoynmous forum like Pprune...???!!?? Don't pull wool over yor eyes my friend.An expat has not even a fraction of the rights that the local has in SQ.And that's a fact.However lets not deviate from the topic at hand....
I can see Alpa-S sacrificing the heads of all/most expats on Monday(just like the proverbial goat!) by NOT accepting the 3 days Cnpl and therefore putting all the expats on the frontlines of retrenchments.How do you justify that position? Will Alpas protect the expat if due to their foolishness and greed the expats are retrenched.Cause it sure wont come down to the locals being retrenched will it?? After all you need to get rid of only 70-80 captains right? No brainer again for Alpa(as king put it!).Simply refuse the Cnpl and let the 80 expat heads roll.Therefore GUARANTEEING the local NO retrenchment.
Unfortunately,this time,I am quite certain that if we don't accept Cnpl,then expat AND local heads will roll....!!!
And I have not even included the poor poor F/O's here,who are going to get crushed innocently in this crossfire.At least 120-140 F/O's are SURE to be retrenched if the 3-4 days Cnpl is NOT acceppted.Would u rather have a 8-10% paycut for a little while OR have no job forever huh?? Think about that guys. With the so called 'paycut' I guarantee you that you will have a show of solidarity with the company while even getting some brownie points AND genuine show of sympathy from ALL the other staff in the company.I guarantee you this!!
And again lets not forget also that the F/O who's been 'retrenched',will sure as hell get his job back asap once the company does better.But does the same happen to this senior expat pilot with a wife ,kids,rent and mortgages due to pay in singapore.I don't think so.Once he's been "let go" I can assure you that he won't return.Nor (i feel) will he be allowed to do so.So there......
Mull over this...
Last edited by boeingdream787; 1st June 2009 at 12:36.