Anyone on a seniority roster underneath you. When the "canary" (the employee) "drops" (gets laid off) you know it's time to make alternative arrangements.
by SoManyKidsUffDa November 01, 2017
When airline management has thrown away Billions in cash on failed stock buyback schemes, a threatened pilot furlough is used to try and extract pilot concessions, so management has more money in the future for more risky stock buybacks that only benefit them.
Example #1: "Well, we pissed away all that money the employees made on stock buybacks, so we will threaten a massive pilot furlough and ram some pay and work rule cuts down their throats. Are we still on for our tee time later today?"
Example #2: "If the pilot furlough doesn't give us enough money to do more stock buybacks, we will just displace everyone to the lowest paying positions and try to force more wage and work rule concessions on them. Make sure there are plenty of hookers and blow for the airline manager party tonight. Shit is about to get real when we announce those pilot furloughs."
Example #2: "If the pilot furlough doesn't give us enough money to do more stock buybacks, we will just displace everyone to the lowest paying positions and try to force more wage and work rule concessions on them. Make sure there are plenty of hookers and blow for the airline manager party tonight. Shit is about to get real when we announce those pilot furloughs."
by UnitedBusDriver June 05, 2020
by jubjub911 April 08, 2011
In the UK, a term used for welfare for typically middle - upper class people who still wish to distinguish themselves from the 'underserving benefits scroungers' they vote to abuse. Money for nothing except it's different if you're rich somehow.
Bob: I just got furloughed due to Covid-19, f*ck I might have to sell my second country home, can't afford much on 5k a month to sit on my ass.
Janet: But you said you thought welfare bums should be on the street.
Bob: Yeah but I'm different.
Janet: But you said you thought welfare bums should be on the street.
Bob: Yeah but I'm different.
by megafapper1995 March 13, 2021
by Warry W Wenson April 15, 2020
A racial remark used towards the black people who are not certified of gathering money that they own.
by Warry W Wenson April 15, 2020
Furlough Fucker (noun) - A person who is paid 80% of their normal salary by the UK government and refuses to actually listen to it. Can often be seen flouting the rules and ignoring every step of government guidance. Constantly complain that they are not being topped up the extra 20% by their employer. Can commonly be seen in large crowds in parks, beaches, back gardens and everyone elses houses because they feel like the rules don't apply to them. Complain that some key workers get to go to the front of the queue at Supermarkets because they are the lucky ones that actually have a job and CAN go to work. Impartial to an illegal rave and copious amounts of laughing gas because it eases their pain of being furloughed and Covid-19 can't be transmitted whilst drunk, if it is transmitted then they just say that they were drunk. Lastly, complain that they are bored and unhappy about life so queue for hours outside stores and then spend an eternity inside to keep others out.
by Roberto_the_realisto June 18, 2020