It did happen. The Unions have no control over new hires and probationary pilots. Those pilots let go were considered new hires because they were on Furlough when this occurred. That is not even the worse thing that happened to the TWA pilots during the AA acquisition. I encourage you to educate yourself on what happened to the TWA pilots during that integration. It would amaze you about what a Union will allow to happen to their members. Multiple lawsuits and even a new law regulating how seniority lists can be integrated resulted in the wake of that shaft job.