Originally Posted by untied

Here's the problem with a "percentage integration"....

I'm supposed to retire at about #160. My career stagnated in the middle, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'll have 37 years seniority in the end, and that should put me VERY senior flying a widebody.

Let's say they put my 1997 seniority with some 2007 guy since we're both on the 767 right now. Now I'm basically stapled and will never crack the top 1,200 on the combined list.

Tell me that my career expectations have not been harmed!

ALPA saw this, and they changed the merger policy. I don't think I'm "better" than a 14 year CAL guy, but I certainly don't deserve to be stapled to the bottom just as the retirements start and my career finally "gets going".

The final result should be something in the middle. A few guys taking Captain seats out of seniority at CAL will not drive the entire process. The fact that about 80% of CAL flying is done on the guppy should help the UAL guys who have a much greater chance of flying bigger equipment.

Relative seniority integration cost ALPA TWO major airlines (and all those dues). If it goes that way, ALPA is done on the property.

I talked to one CAL guy who is a 2007 hire. He believes that he should be senior to me. It's funny....it would be like he got hired at UAL when he was a teenager (he was 17 in 1997). What a deal!

I know similar things happened at USAir....that's why the policy was changed.

In the end, it's out of our hands.