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.
So you really didn't read any of the award then right? Or any of the records of the events? Your confidence in your position is breathtaking if that is the case.
FWIW,
1. Furlough time was not included in the award calculation. Non-furlough time was absolutely included.
2. The attorneys were not "assigned" by ALPA. They were chosen and retained by each MEC merger comittee (so each MEC effectively). Full choice. Having to spoken to several in the know, had Katz been a somewhat necessary choice for the UAL MEC, they would have looked elsewhere.
3. The ALPA merger policy was absolutely changed to avoid another Nic award that damaged ALPA. This happened before any UAL/CON merger announcement, and happened with the fingerprints of Brucia all over it.
4. If you would have read the manuscripts, this entire event was absolutely adversarial. How could it not be. I read most of it. It was rendered by an independant panel applying ALPA merger policy. At no point was it about fairness in an individual pilot sense. It was about following ALPA merger policy to the entire group.
In short, if you feel wronged - look no further than your negotiating committee, Pierce and the CALMEC. Most of all, look to Brucia.
Re: your complete focus on ALPA trying to screw the CAL pilot group, I'd say you're remarkably misinformed.