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Yeah.....then ALPA merger policy was CHANGED!
They will get credit for their longevity.
Just because a guy has been furloughed doesn't mean that they don't have good career expectations going forward. We have a massive amount of retirements coming, and some of these folks are looking at being senior widebody captains eventually (some very senior).
Don't forget that ALPA lost AAA/AWA due to the crappy old SLI policy. The policy has been changed and the arbitrator MUST adhere to it. Past SLI arguments are useless.
It's going to be a tough road for the furloughees in SLI, but they do have some good arguments to help them avoid being stapled.
Are you saying it is reasonable to expect someone not employed by United to displace or jump ahead of a current United employee? How can someone not employed with a company expect to have any expectations with that company, much less better expectations than a person currently employed with that company?
Again, as rough as it may sound, furloughs are FORMER employees of United and have as much career expectations as Joe Pilot at Express whose Dad is a chief pilot.