Flying Bagel - careful what you say. "A mate told me" type of rumour is going to be helpful to no-one in the current environemt. In fact, the situation isn't quite as bad as you say. The company has a good cash reserve and the frieght operation is doing well. And although some people have taken annual leave early and some opted for voluntary unpaid leave in May, there has been no official unpaid leave policy as such. The state of negotiation on that matter is about the same as on the 'Dark Side'.