Originally Posted by
LAX Pilot
Yes. Our more expensive contract forced the flying to the cheaper side of the airline. Eventually, this benefited the CAL side more than the UAL side. Since we are all under the same contract now, UAL pilots didn't get to benefit as much.
The arbitrators know that the UAL contract was superior to the CAL one. So did management, which is why they put the flying where they did.
The arbitrators aren't going to award the CAL side for a lousy contract as being one of the equities brought to the merger.
Wow, your REALLY have rose colored glasses on. The CAL contract including benefits was at least equal to or probably more than the UAL contract. At most there was a small difference between the two and it wouldn't make a difference where the pilots went. Didn't you read the transcripts?
If what you say is true, why are not the new hires going to the UAL side only to balance it out? The cost are exactly the same now.
If you take your rose colored glasses off you would see that CAL has the airplanes required to handle the growth. The UAL side does not.