American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take the Holidays Off

Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by coo1k on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:38PM (#15811955)

Just curious, technically what stops AA from simply cancelling the approved holidays? I'm not saying they should, just want to know can AA or any employer for that matter cancel a granted time off? Are there any legal implications for that?

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Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by tyingq on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:39PM (#15811962)

Union work rules. Pilot unions have a lot of leverage.

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Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by rtpg on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:41PM (#15812704)

also empathy. Better to have a willing workforce than forcing them to fly, in the long term.

I imagine no one at AA is wringing their hands in glee at this situation

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Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by tyingq on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:49PM (#15812762)

I'm skeptical. I suspect a very different outcome it it were a different, non union area of workers at AA.

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