Originally Posted by Gomerglideslope

Unlike one of the other posters, this does not "make me want to throw up." I don't know if it is accurate or not, but it really doesn't matter even if it is. AWA was founded in what 1982 or 1983?... Anyone hired at US after about 1988 was furloughed?... The shear disparity inherent in the historical timeline of these two pilot groups virtually assures that any SLI that fairly protects the relative seniority of both groups would have huge differences like you delineated. It was inevitable, and it was obvious that the SLI negotiations would go to arbitration... What was not obvious was that when the East side did not get their way (DOH), that they would invoke the tyranny of the majority. I know why they did it, and understand it to an extent. This is an arbitrary business subject to the whims of timing and to some extent shear luck; but the manner in which they comported themselves, agreeing to binding arbitration then backing out of that commitment was fairly disgusting. Ive seen a lot of tortured reasoning on these boards to explain it all away, and I'm sure they will find a way to believe it all, but most of us know better, and we will remember.