Originally Posted by
BobZ
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To use an extreme example....airline X is a startup acquired by a legacy airline Y. The number one pilot at airline X is a 29 yr old 737A with 5 years longevity. So an arbitrator wouldn't care that this pilot is slotted in with a 35 year number one 777A at the legacy on the seniority list because the legacy group has a longevity pay rate model and there is no harm to all the legacy pilots below that 30 year 777A with such an integration?
is that the argument you believe could be rationally made to an arbitrator?
By the way, look at what you did to make your extreme example. You had to change your argument by adding the pilots age and seniority date to it.
That's not the discussion and I pointed out what I think an arbitrator would do if the proper argument was made.
By the way, it's entirely possible that Alaskas pilot group is just as old as ours - relatively speaking, of course.
If that were the case, then what would you be advocating?