Originally Posted by
EskimoJoe
Yep. Tilden is openly worried that this merger was a mistake. If VX gets gifted 20 years longevity, He has no idea how big a mistake this was. Forget all about 2020 and some perceived contractual gains. This place will be engulfed in flames.
I have a question on that point Joe. What has the number 1 captain at VX been gifted with what you say as 20 years of longevity? The best schedule? He already has that. The best vacation slots? He's got that too. And in this scenario he actually loses quite a bit if the bus goes away. And he is probably going to give quite a few days off back in the mean time. We are all on one contract, one pay rate. A rate that was achieved by the merger, not one that existed before. The contract really has no bearing on longevity or seniority anyway.
So I'd like to hear what you think he's gained from being inserted in the list at a worst case scenario were the VX position places him.
I'm not trying to be argumentative. I'm just trying understand what the line of thinking is when guys say things like this.
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