imadumbpilot
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That '01 captain is just as real as the most junior captain at any legacy. Generally speaking alot of guys bypass upgrades for QOL. Date of Hire is not one of the criterea for used in ALPA merger policy which has been highlited here. Just take a look at our seniority list and you can see the '86 hire dates ahead in seniority of the '84 hire dates. How do you rectify this as a DOH when trying to combine the seniority lists? You could just as easily screw over the top 1500 pilots as well as the bottom 1000 guys with a DOH formula.Patriot:
Is 01 CAL CA a real number? Or is it more of an indicator of how bad reserve is? I know ther ARE CAs with that DOH but, compare it with lineholder seniority. Furthermore, does the 01 CAL CA want to be a 2011 757 CA? Or a 2021 777 CA with a line of time? Because if we act too tough on the bottom CA seniority then UAL is going to get real tough on the widebody flying. And they will clean our plow on that.
We could exceed an unlimited budget, take years of arbitration, make a bunch of lawyers ridiculously wealthy, and if things go absolutely perfect, have a resulting combined list that looks very close to DOH with a possible wiggle on years of service. Not before we hate each other, disenfranchise the customers, disgust Wall Street, and all manner of other detriments.
Why not do this: DOH, with adjustment for years of service, no furlough clause for CAL, UAL furloughs return and bid new composite seniority number until hiring starts. And substantial hiring will start quickly IMHO, probably within a quarter. And we all enjoy the spoils of a great airline job going forward.
To a certain extent, we ALL have to view this kind of like a start up.
Tell you what, lets let the merger committees do their job (if it ever comes to that) and use the ALPA merger policy as a guide line.