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Some US Airways furloughs timed out on call back rights.
I think it goes back to the days when furloughs were rare, and recalls quick when they did occur. AA had not had a furlough in twenty years until 2001, so it just wasn't seen as an issue. At TWA in the seventies, we would furlough nearly every year in the fall and recall in the spring. Furloughs lasting years were simply unheard of. When FA's furloughed in '79 fell off the recall list in '84, the next contract extended recall rights to seven years, and the falloffs were offered reemployment when hiring resumed in 1985.I never understood why a Union would agree to having recall rights expire? What's the benefit to the company? Talk about making employees feel unwanted.....
US' recall rights never expire. During the last recall, Inflight made it all the way to the bottom of the furlough list. You could bypass recall and remain on the list until they made it to the bottom. When they reached the bottom and came back up to you, you had to either accept or resign. They started the inverse process, but never made it through the entire list back to the top.
I never understood why a Union would agree to having recall rights expire? What's the benefit to the company? Talk about making employees feel unwanted.....
Hey. I thought they expired. I used to have a friend from another airline who worked there and was furloughed. I thought she lost her recall. I guess she just must've quit.
I guess the union agreed with that because no other offer was available without paying a price.
Easy to bag AA on this one but they did not go through bk and get those cost savings. Those FA's at US, DL, NW, and UA are working for less.