Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
No. That's straight relative seniority, which gives absolutely zero credit for status, class, category, and longevity. You know, the things that actually ARE specifically mentioned in ALPA merger policy.
Also, what date are you suggesting using? LCAL keeps throwing around April 2013, which is a VERY different seniority picture than the 2010 merger date. The company started retiring LUAL 757's since they had LCAL 737's to replace them with. Not much to talk about until and unless we are talking about the 2010 seniority list
But they talk about the today list, with 500 United pilots counting as "pilots below them". So they want it to sound worse than it is.
We are all aware that absent of a merger, CAL would not have magically opened bases in DEN, ORD, and LAX, and started flying UAL routes they had never flown before.
The new flying that CAL has picked up is UAL flying, and being flown by UAL pilots who will not end up at the bottom of the combined seniority list. They will be integrated with weighting given for their longevity, some as many as 7 years worth.