Originally Posted by LAX Pilot

Not true. While they were given the UAL PAYRATES, they operated under the CAL contract for every other aspect. Plus when they ran out of pilots, they were able to bring in new hires who would be paid at year 1 pay.

It would have been far more expensive to pay those pilots the same rate on the UAL side with all the extra costs to the company because of the UAL contract, plus be forced to continue their longevity pay increases every year, etc.