Originally Posted by
APC225
Really? 650 furloughs have accepted jobs at LCAL and I thought the total voluntary furloughs were less than 200.
Yup, really.
The sUAL pilots that accepted the sCAL "job offer" were never formally recalled to sUAL as part of the "offer" nor were they required to even accept the offer itself. Every single sUAL pilot retains recall rights to sUAL, in seniority order, regardless of their sCAL status. Obviously the recalls have to start at the top of the list with the VFs.
Originally Posted by
SEDPA
Not sure what you meant by "ability to return...to sUAL"
You are correct, there will only be one seniority list at SLI.
BUT....last I heard (C12 meeting) if the SLI is complete this summer we are realistically looking at spring '14 for 100% combined ops. In the interim if a furloughed sUAL pilot absolutely desires a former sUAL domicile or fleet the one way to assure that is acceptance of a formal recall. This is particularly the case for VFs that automatically return to their prior base/fleet/seat and if that postition no longer exists --or if they can't hold it-- they have bumping rights.
Originally Posted by
Scoop
Will the above mentioned awards benefit the LCAL guys in the SLI process or did you guys take a seniority "snapshot" at the merger date to use in the SLI process?
That's the $64K question. Obviously you'll different opinions from both sides in regard to "expectations."
In reference to the snapshot date, the formal merger was completed in 2010 and I am hard pressed to find a merger example that used a snapshot date
later than the actual merger date.