Originally Posted by
flywest
Because all of the 20+ year Alaska guys have crawled up the list for years. To lose ground to a 10 year guy who isn't even at top of scale is unacceptable. If the shoe was on the other foot you'd have the same concerns. It is, what it is. No relative argument will change this fact. We all know seniority is everything in this game. Now we'll see what the arbitrator thinks.
That doesn’t answer the question about the supposed windfall for the top VA guys. They were bidding top 1% and won’t be after integration. Not saying 20 year AAG pilots deserve having people put above them, but if their relative seniority does not decrease they won’t lose ground, because their bidding power remains the same.
I don’t think any AAG loses relative seniority, or any VA pilot will gain relative seniority in the VA proposal, but I will happily be corrected by anyone who knows better.