Bloch is the name of the arbitrator who decided the terms of our integrated seniority list from XJ, 9E and 9L. He basically took the relative seniority of everyone at their pre merger airline and folded it into one. The problem is that The 3 individual pilot groups were of varying sizes and longevity overall. So the end result is some pilots who were hired years after others winding up senior to them as a result of the "bloch award". Needless to say it is a very sore subject that will finally be over next year.