Pilot Longevity/Seniority is arguably the most contentious and litigated issue in ALPA. CAL sat down with 2 drop dead issues SLI and Scope. Didn't win scope so you bet your bottom dollar they were gonna win something for SLI. Put the '99s ahead of the '08s and you get 4000 angry pilots. Throw the '99s under the bus and you get 300 voting angry pilots. That's politics and it stinks to High Heaven, but IF this TA is voted down you can bet LOA 25 will get worse NOT better. Plus ALPA policy favors Longevity and NOT D.O.H. Again it stinks but that is the Machiavellian reality.