Originally Posted by
Stez
I was wondering the same thing. Do the airlines have that much power that they change the meanings in the English language...?
By law they are required to ask for volunteers and offer compensation. If this does not yield the desired outcome, they can pick people to offload.
It's the same principle as overtime at work. It's voluntary until there's not enough volunteers. At that point it becomes 'mandatory'. I guess I could always count on the sympathy of several posters here if I got fired for refusing to do it.