Originally Posted by
CleCapt
I find most of what you said to contradict itself. The age of a pilot is not mentioned as a cornerstone of the new Alpa merger policy, therefore in your eyes has no bearing on these negotiations. A younger pilot at CAL with the same longevity cannot be punished due to his age.
I can draw an equally as plausible picture of UAL. Nobody merges with UAL, all the shrinking to right size for a merger, United cannot survive and is parted out to the highest bidders. No job protections, everyone laid off, no more wide body Captain slots you been dreaming about. I realize this didn't happen, but it is equally as plausible as your scenario.
If you want another prediction, here it is.
Arbitrators use the UAL program that produced all the eye burning charts, but with the furloughed pilots excluded from the calculations.
I don't know where everyone ends up in that scenario If it doesn't go something close to relative, I think that is the way it will go.
One last thought. Anyone want to predict how many pages on this thread before the decision is announced?
You are correct, age is not a cornerstone. Age in as it correlates to longevity. You know, those who tend to have more longevity tend to be older. There is no contradiction when those with less longevity and on average younger, are placed in front of those with more longevity and on average older. The result is the older pilots will be blocked from their full career expectation.
If you wish to base your beliefs on the cal merger committee supposition that ual was doomed, please go right ahead. It blends well with the justification if your seniority list proposal.