Originally Posted by
adam28
Where will the UAL furloughs end up on the list?
Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
Thats the $64k question and nobody knows with the new policy. CAL will scream "staple" and UAL will scream "longevity" and the arbitrators will sort it out. The only thing that is known is that they will be senior to any new hires.
Note that CAL also had pilots on furlough when the merger was announced that are in the same boat if the snapshot is merger announcement (or closing) in 2010.
According to the UAL captain who was one of the pilot neutrals for the AAA/AWA arbitration, pilots who were furloughed at the time the merger was announced should go to the bottom of the combined list, with no credit for longevity.