Being in a union is not about being treated exactly the same but treated equitably and with due process. I have flown with jr and sr CAL and UAL guys and they pretty much all have had the same complaints meaning it seems pretty fair, with the exception of one very JR guy who said he was about 3-500 numbers higher than he thought he should be.

Everyone at UAL got screwed in the 2000s. Some just got screwed worse. Would you rather be in your position or be one of the guys who lost his pension 6 months before retiring?