Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
I see what you are saying. I'd have to answer: "It depends". You see the problem with that method as far as I see it is this. If after the seniority list is published, we all stay in our relative positions in our relative seats, then it is unfair to the LUAL pilots. This is simply due to the fact that the LUAL side brings substantially more WB Captain jobs to the merger, while the LCAL side brings substantially more NB jobs to the merger. Therefore, the pool of the most desirable jobs is diluted for the LUAL guys post merger, and is improved for the LCAL side. There should be some adjustment for that which isn't considered in your proposal, longevity issues aside (which can't be completely ignored per ALPA).
A career is more like a basketball game where the totality of the career (score at the end) is more important than who made the last shot (what you hold when you retire). Over an entire career for a new hire, more widebodies are better. However, more widebodies means longer to upgrade to captain once you reach WB FO. Once you hit NB captain, more widebodies are better again. The point isn't to get into specific numbers, just to point out the advantage of widebodies waxes and wanes depending on a variety of factors, chief among them being where you are on the list.
My real point/question is driven by the comments about LCAL pilots trying to "steal seniority" because from the viewpoint of much of our list, that's exactly what the LUAL proposal does. LUAL's proposed list moves many of us out of a status/category we held proir to the merger. I hold no ill will because of the proposal, the respective proposals are what they are and the board will make a decision. My bet is that at my seniority, the decision will be in the middle, meaning neither side held the high ground.