Then why did SWA airline conduct a "transition bid" two years ago if they never intended on following it? It was 100% based on seniority. You need to read the AirTran LOA. Pages 3,4 are pretty clear about the transition in seniority order via the "transition bid." Problem here is none of the SWA pilots I've spoken with understand the "transition bid" or that we even had one. There has to be some merit in what we're saying or an arbitrator wouldn't have sent it back to be heard by the DRC. SWAPA should be trying to protect the pilots at AirTran now. Not constantly butting heads. After all, we are all on one seniority list. The SLI is over. If this "out of seniority" exploitation is left unchecked it can start a precedent that could hurt SWAPA down the road. It's pretty obvious that taking a 10/2010 hire date over a 04/2006 is just plain wrong especially with the pay raise and domicile choices involved. Not to mention 10/2010 wasn't awarded SWA on his original transition bid and 04/2006 was. This really isn't what we voted for. I guess we were just bamboozled by the LUV fest that came our way and believed that there was some sort of integrity in the things they say or that they might do the right thing.