Originally Posted by GlobeTreker

It's a good thing ALPO never perused a national seniority system for longevity pay. The whipsaw has only just begun. The writing has been on the wall for some time. Regionals with large numbers of pilots are being drawn down and tiny airlines are being built up in their place. Mainline management is hoping we all rush to Mesa, Compass and PSA for $23 when the rest of the big regionals fold.

If we were able to keep our longevity pay, it would be much less of an issue and a deterrent for the whipsaw. ALPO is firmly on their heels yet again. The single biggest thing ALPO could do to increase pay across the board is to untether us from any one airline seniority number. Plumbers, Electrician and construction unions all have longevity taken into account when they change jobs. Wake The Fu** up ALPO you stupid thieving pieces of crap! It would even increase the ammount they collect for dues, and they are too stupid apparently to see it.