Originally Posted by
David Watts
So let's use the 2010 snapshot. A UAL 1999 hire was at 100%. If CAL can't use the new hires over the years since 2010 then UAL can not count the furloughed guys to bump up their relative seniority.
See how this works.
So imagine 2 companies merge. At company A the very last 100 pilots have 30 years longevity and they get furloughed one day before the merger, while at company B the very last 100 pilots get hired the day before the merger. So on the snapshot date we have 100 furloughed pilots from company A with 30 years longevity and at company B we have 100 pilots with 1 day longevity.
ALPA policy says longevity must be considered so how do you treat the 100 furloughed pilots from company A.
ALPA policy changed to include longevity. United furloughed pilots had no Category or Status but some had a lot more longevity than the most junior Continental pilots. Should the arbitrators simply have ignored longevity? Is that really your answer?