Originally Posted by
uafurlough
I went to a Q&A with Heppner and Otis this evening in IAH. Full longevity credit for furloughees is for those that may get furloughed in the future. This is the first time UA has ever had that written in a contract.
As for the current group of furloughees, if the TA passes, all of those that accepted the CAL job offer get CAL 5th year pay rate, the pay longevity that the most junior CAL pilot has (currently $114 hr on 737) until the ISL. At which point they will get credit for all time spent working at UA plus CAL (ie 6 yrs + 1 year= 7yr) as a MINIMUM. Their longevity can NOT be reduced to less time than they have put in. Then when the ISL is worked out they can get additional pay longevity credit for time spent on furlough, not to exceed the next most senior CAL guy. So if there is a staple, there will be a pay inversion, with the UA guy getting a higher longevity pay rate than the CAL pilot senior to them.
I believe you heard them wrong.
Let's say a 2001UAL hire gets furloughed, comes back, gets furloughed again, and now at CAL. S/He has a total of 12 years "at" UAL, but only 5 years flying for UAL.
This TA would give that pilot 5 years pay for now.
After the ISL is complete, let's say said UAL pilot is stapled to the bottom under all the active CAL pilots. That means a 2008 CAL is higher in seniority on the list. That CAL 2008 hire will have 5/6 years at CAL. And the UAL will be "brought up" to the CAL pilot. So the UAL pilot will have NO PAY longevity for the 12 years/he put in.
A 2001 UAL hire will get the same pay rate as me being a 2008 UAL hire and a CAL 2008 hire...