D McD,
Unless you actually work for Eastern and have done so for a few years, I hardly think you are qualified to make the statement:
If these Eastern pilots dont like the " Conditions " that they are being " forced to endure " perhaps they could leave.
The decision to take this action has been deferred twice now as an act of goodwill. Unfortunately this goodwill has not been reciprocated from the highest level (externally). So it is a decision that has not been made in haste.
I'd like to come back here in December and compare the names on the seniority list if there is not a satisfactory resolution to this matter. Perhaps you'll be right.....
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Even a dog recognises loyalty. Why can't some employers?