We're not talking about 2001 hires being passed by 2008 hires or anything here.
Actually, that is true for the IAH Q400 Captain position. Look at the awards, and the alternates. For the IAH Q400, if quotas are met, the most junior 9E/XJ pilots are guys hired in 2001. But if quota not met, the Colgan guys hired May 2008 get the IAH Q spot.