YX Pilots Lose Pass Travel

BobDDuck

BobDDuck

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Looks like Bedford got in the Christmas spirit a few days early this year and took away the YX guy's pass travel. As part of the takeover they were given 2 years of pass travel after furlough. Now they all of the sudden get 90 days to be "in line" with the rest of the Republic Empire. I dunno, if you ask me, promising somebody 2 years in a company memo and then shortening it to 90 days (5 days before Christmas no less) is a hell of a move.


December 21, 2009
Mr. Bryan Bedford, Chairman, President & CEO Republic Airways Holdings 8909 Purdue Road, Ste. 300 Indianapolis, IN 46268

Mr. Bedford:

As the custodian for the Midwest ALPA pilots and as a furloughed Midwest pilot, I feel I must address the change to the pass policy for furloughed pilots recently instituted by Republic. I point out that the policy in effect, a policy that was confirmed by Mr. Malloy and by Captain D.M., both representatives of Republic Airways Holdings, a policy still posted on the official company website in a document entitled “Benefit Summary Pilot Furlough 02-23-09,” provided for pass privileges for two years for furloughed pilots. I further point out that such a pass policy has no real cost associated with it. I also point out that taking away that privilege has immediate significant negative impact. Not only for pilots trying to find employment elsewhere, but on people who are in the midst of holiday travel plans and will now be left stranded. All for a change that can have no real benefit to Republic Airways Holdings.

I cannot help but wonder what would prompt a decision to go back on the word given to the pilots by representatives of Republic Airways Holdings. If the goal was to establish a consistent policy across the Republic Airways Holdings carriers, surely a decision to extend the same two-year privileges to pilots furloughed at Republic and Frontier would have been a more humane and reasonable one, especially given the virtually zero cost of maintaining those privileges. It seems remarkable to me that the real human impact of revoking previously agreed upon privileges would not strike anyone involved in making the decision as inappropriate. Even worse, is the possibility that no one involved even considered the impact of such a decision on people who have been through so much. Worst of all, is the idea that those involved did realize the impact of the decision and simply did not regard it as worth considering. To take such action, especially at this time of the year, seems to be a singularly unsuitable Christmas gift and flies in the face of everything that this most holy season is supposed to embody.

I urge you to reconsider this ill-conceived, ill-timed, and badly implemented policy, and to reverse the decision and maintain the previous policy.
Sincerely,
MEA Custodian
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THIS really bothers me for some reason.... Almost as much as seeing the E190 now fly from DEN-DAY, DEN-CAK instead of the Airbus I was use to......
 
Bedford is a POS! The Midwest guys have been screwed enough already!

If there are any Midwest guys on this board and you need to get somewhere, I can provide some buddy passes. PM me.

Merry Xmas!
 
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Bedford.
 
Wow! Another fine example of the stellar character these airline management types posses. :mad:
 
I'm trying to figure out how renegging on a promise falls inline with 'christian values.'.
 
From what I hear, this was not 90 days from now, but 90 days from their furlough. So the folks on the last flight in November will have them until February, but those who were on the street before that....
 
This is really low.


I hope this guy gets cancer and dies a slow, painful death.

I used to reserve that as beneath me to wish upon anyone, but I changed my mind.

He deserves it.
 
Wow. That is a really crappy.

I hope things do get better for the YX pilots-its a bunch of BS that happened to them/what fell in their lap in general, but this is just another kick in the jewels.

Seems like Republic standard though.
 
deadstick said:
From what I hear, this was not 90 days from now, but 90 days from their furlough. So the folks on the last flight in November will have them until February, but those who were on the street before that....
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If that's true.....someone needs to kick Bedford in the sack. Saying "Oh, you get 2 years" and then 90 days later saying "Yeah, about that.....oh, and you won't be going home tomorrow, either" is about as low as you can get.
 
This thread is just depressing.

I was talking to another former Skyway/Midwest Express Holdings pilot a couple days ago and it's a travesty what is going on with that group.

Seems like someone is vying for a seat in hell with his name on it.
 
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