Originally Posted by
LeeMat
The CAL Pilots currently bid for training dates so this will necessitate that the senior pilots actually bid for training lest they lose those bids to pilots junior to them.
Pilots everywhere have often chosen to bypass CA upgrade to remain FOs to maintain QOL. It's a personal choice. This bid is no different than any other. But it indicates the perspective of the UAL MEC that somehow junior pilots upgrading is harmful to them. It will make no difference in the SLI, but that statement lends credence to the rumor that the UAL MEC believes it will.