Originally Posted by
datake
I hope you're right, but I don't think so. Remember, all furloughed United pilots at CAL are simply new hires getting a new CBA. Their previous longevity at United counts for nothing until recall. However, they did allow United pilots who were still on probation to carry over their previous time to minimize their time at CAL on 1st yr pay. That was a new agreement reached after the fact. Maybe that's a case for the other furloughed United pilots to carry over their longevity onto the new payscale without being recalled.
Your's sounds like a solid argument, unfortunately. First I would expect that the JCBA will stipulate you'll get your UAL on-property longevity back along with whatever is accrued at CAL. As a backup, I would think this could also be part of the SLI, with backpay to the amenable date of the new contract.