Question for AMR F/A's

[fr8doggie]

Hello:

A question: Do AMR F/A's lose seniority (not longevity) while on LOA's? I have heard that this is the case and it doesn't make sense to me. If you were on a 1 year LOA and you the come back to work you are now bidding behind someone who was hired six months after you were?

Any F/A's care to comment?

Thanks,

 

[agrrlpilot]

On a LOA the seniority freezes at the position you were in on the day you first started the LOA. So technically you don't "lose" any seniority. However, everyone else continues to accrue seniority. So, yes, if you had six years seniority and took a one year LOA, you would return to bid at a six year seniority level while all those in your seniority year would be bidding at a seven year level.