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But in the same breath do you also find it acceptable for a 1999 with 10 years of furlough to be placed in front of a 2005 hire that has been a 737 captain at CAL?
I'm not advocating a staple and I don't think most CAL pilots want a senority grab. We want the same thing most UAL pilots want; a fair and equitable integration. Just what that is, remains with the MC's and the arbitrator.
A 1999 hire doesn't have 10 years of furlough time. The most time that any furloughee would have would be a 2001 hire; probably ~8 years of furlough time. That means he's got 3 years time on property. Are you saying that with his 3 years on property and 8 years on the street, he should be stapled below a 2008 CAL hire?
I could make a very strong argument for a snapshot date being taken in 2008 based on Continental joining the Star alliance. As a result of DOJ's objections, LUAL dumped the 737 fleet. Will UALALPA's lawyer push for a snapshot date in 2008 based on CAL joining the Star alliance? I don't know but I bet he's thought about it.
In 2008, a 1999 hire had 3+ more years on property than a 2005 CAL hire. Just another perspective.
Fair and equitable is in the eye of the beholder. And it'll be decided by an arbitration panel, with each side's lawyers bringing forth their best arguments. LCAL has Katz; LUAL has Freund. Nothing that is said on these boards will change that.