SpiraMirabilis
Possible Subversive
As you all know I work at Mesa and we currently have 49 pilots furloughed. This means in my opinion no more open time should be picked up, despite this the company posted over 3500 hours of open time this bid. Since open time is paid at double time it is very tempting for some pilots to pick it up. I however am curious what is the best course of action to educate these people that that kind of behavior is unacceptable. I'd like to stop short of throwing a brick through their windshields, so I came here for advice.
I have discussed it with fellow pilots and the reactions were mixed. Some did not realize we had people furloughed and I have heard tell of a worse reaction -- that they did not believe that these furloughees 'counted' since they were still in training.
What is the best way to curtail this activity? Can ALPA help without having Mesa say it is an illegal job action?
I have discussed it with fellow pilots and the reactions were mixed. Some did not realize we had people furloughed and I have heard tell of a worse reaction -- that they did not believe that these furloughees 'counted' since they were still in training.
What is the best way to curtail this activity? Can ALPA help without having Mesa say it is an illegal job action?