Originally Posted by
Mitch Rapp05
Chris,
The entire SLI is LUAL pilots getting something they are not entitled to but I don't see you or anyone else advocating to give it back. Yes, continue to grab your seniority and hide behind "ALPA Merger Policy".
I am having a flashback to a typical commute of mine back in 2005:
Buckling into yet another RJ jumpseat for a ride to work at UAL. No more mainline of course. The captain and F/O are quite young, which is typical. The growth at the regionals, as we all know, has caused many of these young pilots to find jet jobs shortly after getting their aviation degrees. Meanwhile, mainline pilots are on the streets. Luckily for me, I have managed to avoid furlough and have even managed to avoid being on reserve during the cutbacks.
How could I have imagined sitting on that jumpseat back then that the young captain would, 8 years later, be furious about me being senior to him at --- United Airlines? In his view, I should have been stapled to the bottom along with all the post 1996 L-UAL hires. When that didn't happen after going through federal arbitration, he now supports a lawsuit because he refuses to accept the result. ALPA pin in the trash.