Originally Posted by
JohnHale
I don't recall reading the highlited part of your post. What's your reference? The furlough protection for CAL added by the arbitrators was not negotiated. The arbitrators felt it necessary to give the CAL types protection for a limited time while the UAL furloughed were moved into their rightful place on the senority list. The UAL Merger Committee did a good job and the abitrators were fair.
The UAL negotiating committee had this in their proposal to the arbitrators. You can check the transcripts from the hearings.
This was UAL's idea in order to make putting furloughed with active more appealing.