Originally Posted by
Telfer86
Not at all Fonz
Anyone who asked me I told to do LWOP to protect your position
I just didn't(& still don't) subscribe to the "push" from AIPA that it was all just a bluff & only take it you had a solid alternative
Also a push from the mid-ranks to keep a protective layer beneath them
So it was my view that a CR from the bottom up is a distinct possibility & calling yourself Iconic etc ain't gonna change that
You may have a different view & that is your right as it is a free country (another topic there I guess)
I advised the opposite. By the time the company would execute any CRs all of the LWOP takers would be back. IF the company were going to execute CR (and I don’t believe they will need to) the juniors who took LWOP would be back on stand down and not protected by anything - only with less entitlements to pay out. Smart move by the company to reduce costs. That’s all it was - fear based bluff, that worked too well! Now paying FOs to do SO lines as they are short.