Originally Posted by
ka_pai
Of course there is the option to save 40 pilots jobs by doing what the jet fleet are voting on right now with a 14% pay reduction for 9 months. ALPA regional reps don’t want to support this, much to a lot of pilots disgust (especially those that could be saved). I heard the feds support this action and may vote on it anyway even though the arrogance of the ALPA reps said the feds will fall into line and follow their lead. Seems pretty clear who values pilots jobs and who doesn’t.
The feds. Didn’t they vote to give themselves a 25% pay cut about a week in to this and once they saw all the work ALPA did to save jobs, with the 14% reduction on a flexi scheme, thought that looks good we’ll take that.
The issue I see is these surplus numbers are for April next year. 100 pilot excess. Let’s say everyone does a flexi scheme and shaves 14% off for 9 months. We get to April and the model is bang on, still 40 pilots in excess (if that’s how many jobs are saved) then how long does the group sacrifice the conditions? Realistically there are going to multiple waves of job cuts here.