Polar to Fire all the FE's!
I just heard about the firing of all but four of the Flight Engineers at Polar. This action is being taken under contract section 19 , also known as "Section 19 Action". Section 19 is "Discipline and Discharge". On what grounds are they using this section against the FE's?
This stinks, because as a result, they will have no recall rights after the merger of Polar and Atlas. If they found work for a parked classic after the merger, they'd have to hire off the street? Do they save any money be firing them? Other than the obvious, what's wrong with just furloughing with recall rights.
I bet the court costs are gonna be huge.