Originally Posted by
AllenAllert
Gained may be the wrong discription - it’s more like acquired/stolen. He’s probable talking about the CAL 83’ strike and a number of scabs were hired( SCABBED ) and maintained that seniority after the striking pilots returned later on.
There was also a reversal of seniority between the 570/539 groups after the 85’ strike and that seniority list was upheld after a couple of appeals and laws suits by the “fleet quals” and some among the 539 failed.
Technically you're incorrect about the CAL strike. The returning strikers were option 1 pilots who returned to their pre strike seniority number ahead of any scabs hired after 83. There was no loss of seniority whatsoever with the CAL strikers even among the old CAL pilots who scabbed.
I know that isn't a popular sound bite but it's true. My uncle was an option 1 full term striker before any one starts throwing accusations around.
He had some interesting observations after retuning which will probably cause some consternation on here.