Uniform Shop
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- Jun 3, 2006
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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.
If both airlines are in the same exact situation when they merge than a DOH could possibly work but unfortunately that is never the case. That's why it never works and hasn't been done in decades.
Trust me, I wish DOH was the policy because I would have made out like a bandit at AA but it is what it is. (relative seniority would have been nice though. )
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?
Yeah more than anything. It's vacation, working weekends, bidding aircraft, bidding efficient trips and just about everything else that comes with this job.