Originally Posted by datake

When the agreement was made between United and Continental that neither side would hire pilots off the street while either side had pilots on furlough without first offering the furloughed guys a new hire spot at the other carrier was made, each company was operating under it's own operating certificate. Now, we still have a botched up merger with two airlines operating under one single certificate and name "United Airlines". How can any ALPA pilot on either side not be appalled that one side is posting huge vacancies and announcing indefinite pilot hiring at 50 or so a month, while the other side has over 1400 ALPA pilots on furlough. You can't tell me that the flying hasn't been shifted around. United used to dominate the west coast to Hawaii flying and now you can hardly find a flight operated by United, they're all Continental! Active pilots on the United side with 13, 14 years seniority sit at the bottom of the list, while pilots much junior on the Continental side are looking at upgrades. I'm sure their seat will be protected once the merger is complete and the seniority list is integrated. This is a mess and it's the United side that is losing out in my book and it's not just the furloughed guys! I don't see how a new contract has anything to do with the current situation. Plus if you're a United furloughee that took the new hire job at Continental you don't even benefit pay wise with the new contract. You're simply a new hire, so you remain at your 5, 6, 7 year old United pay until the new pay scale exceeds your present pay. So until your recalled by your United number or the list is merged their is no benefit. How does a new contract all of a sudden change the fact that the Continental side of United is hiring off the street? Help me out, i'm confused!