Originally Posted by
sailingfun
DALPA does not merge airlines. DALPA does not merge seniority lists. Both are controlled by management.
Not true.
Both are subject to United States law, specifically the Railway Labor Act, as administered by the National Mediation Board. If management does not want a merger one can be forced by the filing of a Single Carrier Petition with the NMB. If successful, the seniority lists become one, as a matter of law.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...XepQqXGbh5BMMA
In the matter of the merger of Delta and NWA, ALPA filed a Single Carrier Petition and won
http://www.nmb.gov/representation/deter2009/36n017.pdf
You're a smart guy. The law is clear. Why?