I agree that is what would result from a pay to seniority methodology. Also not that the UAL brings more locations (in both volume and desirability) to choose from and brings more widebody positions that generate the more desirable schedules.

I've done both jobs...so I know the reality of QWL on widebody vs narrowbody fleets. There is simply no comparison.

You're argument that it's all about $$$ is wrong as well. I have noticed that the 'war stories' I overhear from CAL pilots in ops mostly center around how many hours they (or their friend..or their friends friend..etc...) were able to fly in a previous month. It's a vastly different mentality at UAL... and it's reflected in our pre-merger contracts and cultures. I don't know how these cultures evolve, but they just do.