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On 11/30/2002 4:13:41 AM flyin2low wrote:
And a lot of us came from the W/O's..........
Maybe around 40 or so.... that's not a lot......No hiring from 1991-1997.....
No wholly owned a few years before that. So how much is a lot?
Or do you mean Suburban, Henson, Ransome, before they were whollied?
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Been a while since I saw the numbers, but I think the wholly owned count was right around 140 in the newest hiring spree. Total hired was around 1200 if memory serves. So it was alittle more than 10% from the W/O's. The agreement that was accepted by the company called for a lot more but then the UA thing came around.
I had 6 W/o's in my class of 25. All three W/O's were represented.
The junior half of the seniority list pushed hard for a flow thru for the W/O's with petitions and at MEC meetings. I wish more could have been done, I still have lots of friends at all three carriers.
As for PropJock, I can understand why he feels the way he/she does. However, Attitude is one of the biggest factors in getting hired by a major. If he keeps that up he is where he will always be. Everyone of us has gotten the dirty end of the stick at one time or another. I have friends here that have 14 yrs senority that are getting laid-off. I was only here 2.5 years before the lay-off. So I am a rookie at getting boned.
To PropJock, Your 27, you were just hitting puberty when most of the folks in the current lay-off were getting hired. And about 20% of those have NEVER held a block. 14 years of reserve!! But I remember when I was a 27 yr old Captain trying to get on with a major. So do a lot of others at the Majors. Your attitude will be your biggest downfall if you do not put it in check.