woodyspoony:
I hope our lady captain come away totally unscathed but be warned; the knives will be out and pain can come at the most unexpected time when you think everything has blown away......just my 2 cents!
Your contract pilot didn't have the protection of a union.
Although pilot unions are not all that effective in some respects, they are very effective when it comes to any attempt at reprisal of that nature. First, there is the training committee that will be all over such a bust. Second, there is the union's governing council, which can really make management squirm if it engages in such action.
Finally, the check pilot who does such a bust will be a star witness for the union at the grievance hearing (or hearings, if it goes to an arbitrator).