Originally Posted by
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So, you are saying you get full longevity when you are unemployed? Somehow I don't get that. I don't think that is remotely fair to someone who hasn't been furloughed. One pilot could have been hired in 1996, but has been on furlough for 10 years, while another pilot could have been hired in 1998 and hadn't been furloughed, yet the 96 hire gets more longevity? Not sure how that is fair.
UAL 1996 hires were never furloughed. Not even close to it. We ended up being merged with CAL 1998 hires, who were also never furloughed. 1996 hires at UAL had more longevity than 1998 hires at CAL.
No furloughed pilot got longevity credit for time on furlough. Only active time. So if a pilot who was on furlough at the merger date (And there were CAL and UAL pilots both on furlough at that time) they only got credit for their active time. It was more than 7 years active longevity for many pilots which is how they ended up being paired with pilots with less than 4 years of actual longevity.