I write this as a former AAA pilot furloughed in ''91.
Today nearly 400 fellow professional pilots we''re fired. Lets not sugar coat it, when the pay goes to zero, your fired. Hundreds of others in the past year have lost their left seat becoming first officers, moved to smaller aircraft, and have lost the ability on reserve to max out their potential pay.
No group has given so much collectively as the pilots. Jobs, huge pay cuts, work rules. Many out there dont give a darn about those who make six figures , but when you''ve planned your life about a certain income level, and then have your legs chopped out, its devestating. Especially after making 14+ year commitments to their company.
Yes, firings of customer service workers, SARs, mechanics, info tech, flight attendants are all just as bad. But many out there who we''re from lesser paid groups seemed to get pleasure from pilots misery. To those of you I say, get a life, grow up and start feeling good about yourselves.
The RSA and bankers have labor by the privates. The marketplace has changed. Former incompetant senior management is gone (sadly those who sat around the firehouse the longest still run many stations). The question is, as painful as things are, will labor have the courage to remold itself to the present reality.
Good luck to all
DENVER, CO
Today nearly 400 fellow professional pilots we''re fired. Lets not sugar coat it, when the pay goes to zero, your fired. Hundreds of others in the past year have lost their left seat becoming first officers, moved to smaller aircraft, and have lost the ability on reserve to max out their potential pay.
No group has given so much collectively as the pilots. Jobs, huge pay cuts, work rules. Many out there dont give a darn about those who make six figures , but when you''ve planned your life about a certain income level, and then have your legs chopped out, its devestating. Especially after making 14+ year commitments to their company.
Yes, firings of customer service workers, SARs, mechanics, info tech, flight attendants are all just as bad. But many out there who we''re from lesser paid groups seemed to get pleasure from pilots misery. To those of you I say, get a life, grow up and start feeling good about yourselves.
The RSA and bankers have labor by the privates. The marketplace has changed. Former incompetant senior management is gone (sadly those who sat around the firehouse the longest still run many stations). The question is, as painful as things are, will labor have the courage to remold itself to the present reality.
Good luck to all
DENVER, CO