Originally Posted by
CALFO
I think the major issue that most CAL pilots have how the UAL list was conceived is that the relative seniority that it shows post merger is not the same type of relative seniority that it shows pre-merger. The pre-merger seniority number is based on active, employed pilots. The post merger seniority number is based on adding over 1,200 pilots that did not hold a position as of 2010. That skews the data. So to say that a pilot's relative seniority hasn't changed is simply not accurate.
That's the perspective from this side.
The list is not based on relative seniority at all. It was built on Status and Category + Longevity. The % seniority is there for information only. And anyway, CAL had furloughees that did not hold a position in 2010. Yet somehow they go ahead of 37% of the UAL list on the CAL proposal. Longevity is a consideration in ALPA Merger Policy, and yes, even furloughees have longevity. Some have a lot! I suspect from the posts I am reading that CAL pilots want to measure their relative seniority from May 2013. That is 3 years post merger. Sorry, that ain't how it works.
Sled