Originally Posted by
Birddog
Seniority is forever, sure. But it doesn't do you a damn bit of good when the bumps fill the place up for a year. Then the bumpee's are protected by the company shrinking the 767's through attrition and going fat on manning reducing vacancies. The S-UAL pilots may be in for a shock. We'll see soon. Hope I'm wrong.
First of all, a year ain't sheet. I could stand on my head that long. Secondly, let's not forget that there are 13- 757s leaving next qtr according to the latest Investor Update on United.com. "Shrinking through attrition" sure looks pretty in print, but in reality, there will be bumps. I got time.
Sled