Originally Posted by
GrapeNuts
And you know what they had in common??? They were both the last man on their seniority lists... The last man. Says everything about the viability of US Airways. 17 years gets you furloughed- them are bragging rights exclusive to the east pilots. You may think it is abhorrent, but that's just reality for a dead airline. I see this differently, I guess. That 17 year pilot was weeks away from unemployment, but thanks to Parker and the APA he actually has a decent future now for his remaining years. That 17 year guy should be the most thankful towards Parker and the APA- his alternative in May 2005 was the unemployment line.
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Actually, on the list Nic used they weren't both the last guys on their respective lists. The guy right above Odell on the Nic(forgot his name) had 300 east pilots below him on the list that Nicolau used to construct his list. He only held one group to their 2005 status-the formerly furloughed east pilots. Even in 2005 he should have had nearly 300 below him as we were massively understaffed. Look at the opinion and award and do the math if the east was staffed at the same rate as the west for the 737 and A320.
At least you said Parker and the APA and not AWA pilots. You should be thankful too that Lakefield raised all that money and put the merger together. Remember what Parker told the F/O in a crew session? The one that said we should have never merged? "Without this merger I'm confident that you, at your seniority wouldn't have a job right now."