While MANY may not agree. And it is not one of the stated corner stones of the NEW ALPA merger policy that are to be considered, it would be difficult for anyone to make an argument that Relative Seniority isn't fair.

Absent a merger, the UAL guys would have kept their relative position on their list, and the same for the CAL pilots. The furloughed guys would still be furloughed. To say that you would end your career as top 747 captain is projecting too far into the future and makes too many optimistic assumptions, given the volatility of the US Airline business.

So what could be more fair than being within a few percent of your current relative position.

I would be way better off with DOH, and I still think relative is fair. (I'm not a scab)

Sure, I think all the points raised on both sides will move a specific group up or down a few percent. Maybe there will be some fancy formula used to calculate the new list. In the end, I still think it will be close to current relative percent, plus or minus a couple.

Does that favour one proposal over another? It doesn't matter. I think that is how it will come down for most.