Originally Posted by
svergin
Pre-SLI CAL hired new pilots, and as a favor, we hired furloughed UA pilots, only later to have ALPA make them senior to us. We got tricked into hiring them and would have been better off hiring new hires off the street. Those pilots pushed the rest of the UA pilots up the seniority list affecting the entire list. Some of us lost a ton of seniority because of ALPA.
I thought the SLI was the result of a decision of 3 independent arbitrators and that ALPA was a neutral in the process. That both parties had an opportunity to put on their best case, the arbs then weighed the equities, sorted through the nonsense and did their duty to make a fair and equitable decision.
How did the fact that a UA furloughed pilot who went to work for CAL influence the arbs? What about the UA furloughed pilot that did not go to work for CAL? It would seem it did not make any difference. A formula that gives credit for longevity is likely to result in a list where furlough status is not the sole constraint on ones final position. The UA furloughees working at CAL were placed on the list, because of their position on the pre-merger UA list, which could not be changed.
So, I am confused how you lost a "ton of seniority" or why ALPA is to blame for your plight. As a disinterested party, it seems like it was a fair process to me. This is great discussion in the bar, but changes nothing. If I was still working, I would wear my ALPA pin, because it sends a message to management.