Yes, I do see what you're saying here, i.e., you had a rock-solid future of advancement and stability and I also see what you're saying......
....here, i.e., that I had a marginal future because of....., etc., etc.
Then you say this which seems to have substantial contradiction to the above.
Again, that is subjective and I fully understand (and expect) that assertion. Both the UAL and CAL committees did the same thing in that SLI and most certainly assertions of the financial future of each pre-merger carrier will be brought forward in arbitration. Likewise, the West will make similar comparators on how they were screwed out of the boons you assert US Airways East had. The arbitrators will decide that and in the end, all we have is our opinions.
Perhaps it's time to stop making these points and let them rest where it matters ? Don't worry........there's always more time to revist it post award. Heck, former TWA pilots and natives have been debating the pre-acquisition viability of TWA for well over a decade.
I have no problem with you disagreeing with me and I wasn't insuating we saved you or that you brought nothing to the table. That's ridiculous, but not all mergers are of exact equals and I don't believe THIS merger to be of exact equals. We confidently disagree, so then should both be comfortable in how this aspect applies to the final ISL, but anyone who knows arbitrations would never bet on one. USAPA went to seniority arbitration with AWA and look how that turned out.
IMO, the only things I'm confident of is that DOH won't be used, the Nic in its pure form (the awarded Nic) will not be used and for financial purposes, both carriers will be correctly evaluated and their pre-merger state correctly applied to any result, so as to maximize pre-merger career expectations of each group.