CAL to furlough 450 - Page 3

jersey kid · 06-08-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mckpickle

This whole fuel thing just happens to come while your contract is up for negotiations. Funny how that works. Jeez, you guys just can't catch a break!

Ain't that the truth. Do the new guys honestly think it will ever be better to work at CAL? It has always sucked there for the pilots and it will always suck there@!

Thanks for the help with the Skywest thing CAL!!!

mckpickle · 06-08-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KillBob

McPickle - To fly our Jets you must be this tall -J

(Hey sorry didn't catch your dad over here- been on a magical mystery tour - kinda like a field trip with heavily armed boyscouts -)

Or brain damaged enough to fly chopers ya frickin weirdo

Sorry you didn't catch up with pops. He's coming back to the world on Friday. Be safe brotha.

Jetlink1175 · 06-09-2008, 02:05 AM

Flowback...maybe to COPA but not here, no way. There I said it. A definitive position based upon no factual knowledge what-so-ever. Maybe I'll try and get a side gig as an oil speculator. Hell, I'm good at this. I just made a fact!

FlyXJTnow · 06-09-2008, 02:21 AM

Of course they will furlough. I just wonder whether that falls under "Funding the Future" or "Working Together"?

Captain CAVEMAN! · 06-09-2008, 02:50 AM

Just be prep'd to hear how we are stealing jobs from real pilots at real airlines. Yeah, they tossed us to the curb in the upswing, but it gives me no pleasure to see their pilots hit by the bus that LK has thrown them under by ridding himself of a fine regional carrier.

No job security, but who saw $200.00 per barrel oil? It isnt there yet, but as I type..... OH CRAP!

av8tr4610 · 06-09-2008, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetlink1175

Flowback...maybe to COPA but not here, no way. There I said it. A definitive position based upon no factual knowledge what-so-ever. Maybe I'll try and get a side gig as an oil speculator. Hell, I'm good at this. I just made a fact!

Funny, but sadly true.

av8tr4610 · 06-09-2008, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jersey kid

Yo, CAL is furloughing 450. I just heard that from a dude that got the call.

Also, CAL is now trying to get a flowback to any airline that is an Express carrier of it. Sorry, don't think so!!!

I guess that is what Prater meant by "taking it back"........little did we know then, he meant our rj flying.

SAABoroowski · 06-09-2008, 08:07 AM

The saddest thing is the guys that left here about a a year ago, they piled up debt, depleted their savings etc............. to deal with 1st year pay, to make it up 2nd year pay, now this BS. Great timing for Kellner & Co. I hope there are enough COLAS and early outs to where nobody over there loses a job. I hope some of you guys really don't wish that upon those guys. FWIW the CAL MEC was very helpful and supportive the past few months..............

It would be nice if some of us show up the 11th down in IAH

av8tr4610 · 06-09-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SAABoroowski

The saddest thing is the guys that left here about a a year ago, they piled up debt, depleted their savings etc............. to deal with 1st year pay, to make it up 2nd year pay, now this BS. Great timing for Kellner & Co. I hope there are enough COLAS and early outs to where nobody over there loses a job. I hope some of you guys really don't wish that upon those guys. FWIW the CAL MEC was very helpful and supportive the past few months..............

It would be nice if some of us show up the 11th down in IAH

Too bad you cant say how helpful the CAL MEC really was to us in the past few weeks..........ego's be damned, they need to get over it........the pilot group should be told tonight on the conference call.......pilots, please ask this question....and then show up on the 11th if you can.

zizu · 06-09-2008, 09:36 AM

Any furlough at an ALPA carrier is a bad news for every ALPA pilot.