Strike Prep
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surreal1221
Well-Known Member
Short-term catastrophic insurance can be had for less than $200-150 a month. eInsurance.com or something. Purchased a six month policy for myself and wife when I left the service and I was training full time. Policy was with Humana.
As far as money in the bank, most recommend six months of living expenses. That said, is there some sort of IBT stipulation that says a member on strike can not work a simple part-time gig to bring money in on top of whatever "strike-pay" they are receiving?
As far as money in the bank, most recommend six months of living expenses. That said, is there some sort of IBT stipulation that says a member on strike can not work a simple part-time gig to bring money in on top of whatever "strike-pay" they are receiving?
I'd suggest at least three.
It's the guys that failed to build a strike fund which will be your Achille's Heel.
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
That is a hot topic right now. I'm afraid there will be some thing won't save for one reason or another. The Law of Averages anyway...
But then you should have three to six months as it is for an "emergency fund".
I know it sounds difficult, especially when budgets are tight, but if you don't think you make enough for an emergency fund and then are financially-pressured to cross the picket line, they're going to compound into money AND professional problems.
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
I'm glad we do. Gonna have to do some shuffling to keep it going though, because if I get recalled before I find other work, daycare is going to exceed the increase Falconvalley Inc. revenue. It's ironic, really. We make more of a "profit" without me working...
surreal1221
Well-Known Member
Is RAH really that close to striking? Where do the negotiations stand?
Hootie
Old Skool
Id say six months. But generally if you are not working you should be able to go into sacrifice/war budget mode. Coupon cutting, stop insuring one car and just park it, downgrade the cell plan, rack up a lil credit card debt, cut the cable, eat cheap, etc. All those things can even stretch a two month budget into three.
R
Roger, Roger
Guest
Really now.
I have no dog in this fight because I'm in no way, shape or form anything like a 121 airline pilot, but an RAH strike would be a very fascinating and possibly airline-business-history-altering event.
OldTownPilot
Well-Known Member
Hulas != RAH
Bedford = RAH
Hulas = Trans States
:tmyk:
Bedford = RAH
Hulas = Trans States
:tmyk:
R
Roger, Roger
Guest
me=fail.Hulas != RAH
Bedford = RAH
Hulas = Trans States
:tmyk:
Surreal's post had me on the wrong track...
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
Close as in time? Probably not. A lot still needs to happen. Close as in things the company has chosen to do to alienate the employees (most notably the pilot group)? Pretty darn close, I think. Last year, the company unleashed a fury of sorts that had a potent combination of things that you shouldn't do to your employees. I think it's the amount of bad karma that has piled up and the lying.
surreal1221
Well-Known Member
You with RAH falcon?
Hulas != RAH
Bedford = RAH
Hulas = Trans States
:tmyk:
Or Hulas <> RAH... couldn't resist my inner IT
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
I was for about 6 months after Skyway. Got furloughed in Sept '08.
WacoFan
Bigly
I would ask around, but I can't imagine that the airline could cancel your health insurance if you strike. Even if they did, I believe you could do Cobra. I'm not sure how this works, but if you have been released by the NLRB and it is a legal strike, I can't feature an immediate cut-off of benefits. Also, if they did that, you would theoritically have to re-enroll in your benefit plans after the strike, which would be an HR hassel. What did they do at Ameriflight?
SoCalAprch
Well-Known Member
Preparations are starting. Union's telling everyone to start saving and a Strike Prep committee has been set up and is talking to Teamsters national about our options. As for the time line, probably not for some time but to put money into savings and pay down debts takes time so they wanted to be proactive...
Waco,
I'm sure it's a typo on your end, but pilots are under the RLA and governed by the NMB. After a 30 day cooling off expires, both sides are free to invoke self help; a labor action of any kind by the pilots, from a full blown strike to something more "inventive," and management can impose the last offer they make or something else.
If a crewmember strikes, they have the right to immediately suspend pay and benefits...including insurance...of strikers. It has in the past been a sad tactic they have used to entice some people who had family members with life threatening issues; like cancer, to cross a picket line.
