Originally Posted by WhaleDriver
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.
I guess your crack MEC and Robin Hair (Neg Committee Chair) didn't tell you that they rejected a deal with Cato that would have furloughed rather than fired the engineers. I don't know the full details of the deal and the drawbacks, but I am aware of it through ALPA National.
Maybe you should be asking them some pointed questions. Try to do it in front of someone that can verify what they are saying though.