Fair Seniority Integration Concept, your ideas requested

[ferlo]

relative seniority is the only fair method. You get what you came into it with. the end.

 

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How does relative seniority protect anyone when the fleets do not match?

Should DC-9 pilots displace 767 pilots? Should 767 Captains displace 747 Captains?

I like the plan submitted because it blends your relative seniority with soft fences that allow the pilots the choice of when to use their system seniority to bid into new equipment.

 

[FDJ2]

How does relative seniority protect anyone when the fleets do not match?

Should DC-9 pilots displace 767 pilots? Should 767 Captains displace 747 Captains?

I like the plan submitted because it blends your relative seniority with soft fences that allow the pilots the choice of when to use their system seniority to bid into new equipment.

Just to put it in perspective, only 13% of NWA pilots are wide bodied captains with lower hourly rates then DAL wide bodied captains. Whereas 29% of DAL pilots are in wide bodied captain positions. On a percentage basis, DAL brings over twice as many wide bodied captain positions.

Strict relative seniority would make more wide bodied positions available to NWA pilots and more narrow bodied positions available to DAL pilots.

 

[Pilotbob3]

DOH is the only fair way to go. And the easiest.

 

[ferlo]

DOH is the only fair way to go. And the easiest.

That's certainly the delusion the USAPA SCABS are under.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

That's certainly the delusion the USAPA SCABS are under.

??? Did somebody cross a picket line to perform struck work?

I do know that the AWA management did support some of the AWA pilots scabbing at Ansett Airlines a few years ago.

Now those are "for real" scabs, who did cross a picket line to keep an airline flying....

...or do you define them in a different manner?

 

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True - USAPA pilots might be short sighted and a little dumb, but they are not scabs.

 

[kwick]

Date of hire, with fences, if required. Quit trying to re-invent the wheel. In time, DOH assures fairness.

 

[Uniform Shop]

Date of hire, with fences, if required. Quit trying to re-invent the wheel. In time, DOH assures fairness.

Everyone talks about DOH and that simply doesn't exist anymore and the reason is because it doesn't work.

When was the last true DOH merger between two major airlines? Fences or no fences it usually creates a windfall gain for one pilot group.

 

[AC560]

When was the last true DOH merger between two major airlines? Fences or no fences it usually creates a windfall gain for one pilot group.

The windfall inevitably though is for the more senior people which is the framework for the entire seniority system. It is a merger and as such there are winners and losers unfortunately. If you have a system based on seniority though I don't see why the 30yr guy should benefit less then 10yr guy.

I think the more relevant points people should worry about are the specifics of the contract itself. What good does it do to be the top guy, if in exchange for that you give up scope or pay. If you end up with a lower seniority number but gain in pay or other working condition benefits, then does your seniority number really matter?

 

[pkober]

National Seniority List.

The day you get your ATP Certificate is your date of hire for bidding purposes.

Go ALPA, IBT, SWAPA, DAPA, CRAPA, APA, run with it.


-NYB

What about pilot who crossed airline strike lines? They shouldn't be rewarded for that behavior (past or future).

 

[pkober]

Everyone talks about DOH and that simply doesn't exist anymore and the reason is because it doesn't work.

When was the last true DOH merger between two major airlines? Fences or no fences it usually creates a windfall gain for one pilot group.

You were aquired not hired!

Waz up, bud?

 

[Uniform Shop]

You were aquired not hired!

Waz up, bud?

HA-HA How's it going? You ready for this again?

 

[Andy]

relative seniority is the only fair method. You get what you came into it with. the end.

The problem with appying relative seniority to NWA/DAL is that a large percentage of DAL's senior pilots retired prior to the pension going away. As a result, DAL's pilots saw rapid progression while NWA did not have a large number of senior pilots retire.

The way that I would compensate for this is to take each company's list as of 10 Sep 01 and integrate that by relative seniority (obviously throwing out retirees). This would keep DAL's pilots from gaining a windfall due to upcoming NWA retirements.
Any pilot hired after 9/11 would go by date of hire.

Relative seniority integration would screw NWA's pilots.

No systemwide rebidding; the only new bids would be due to vacancies.
No fences; they're counterproductive for pilot unity.


I see too much of a cultural clash between the two pilot groups to make this work. Cobra Air mixing with double breasted skygods. Blue collar boyz mixing with the Marie Antonette crowd. What a combo.

 

[justin15e]

How about this idea:

1) Lists are integrated by relative seniority (bear with me for a second)

2) In addition, you tally up what percentage you currently need to hold certain position at your current company based on your current position #. Say 15% for widebody Capt, 40 % for midbody Capt, etc.

So, if you need 15 % seniority to hold widebody capt at Delta(original company), When you finally reach 15% seniority based on this Delta seniority (not the merged seniority) you bid widebody Capt. Then, if you are not awarded widebody Capt at that time, the company will still be required to pay you at Widebody rates, unless you don't bid widebody capt.

This idea basically solves the pay issue if MGT will agree to it.

Granted, if you were supposed to be able to fly the 787 in 5 years as Capt, you might not actually get to do that, but at least you would be getting paid as if you did.

I would bet the amount of people actually affected would still be minimal, and would bridge the gap in time until you can actually hold widebody capt.

In addition, not everybody "wants" to fly widebodies. There are plenty of guys out there working for Delta and NWA who could fly mid or widebody capt, but prefer the type of flying in narrowbodies.

This puts the onus back on management and increases pay for everyone involved, since I would argue that is the biggest problem with mergers; people are afraid it will affect their wallets.

Any comments on this idea?