Originally Posted by
Lerxst
I agree with your sentiment, but the arbitrators will have to start somewhere to objectively measure and quantifiably define the subjective "Career Expectations" component of sli.
An arbitration last summer ruled that W2 Wage Data (includes not just pay but imputed employee contributions for healthcare) is a valid statistical and comparative baseline tool that reflects the monetary value of disparate pre-merged contracts.
This MIT table accounts for "disparate pre-merged contracts." It's the individual pilot overall cost. Inspite LUAL's much greater number of wide body pilots, the total cost per pilot in 2009 and 2010 are nearly the same. It accounts for LCAL's higher W2 and LUAL's costlier work rules. IOW, the career expectations may essentially be a wash, leaning towards a relative seniority solution.
http://web.mit.edu/airlinedata/www/2...Equivalent.htm