Originally Posted by Gooner

I disagree. A clause needs to go, but it is the UNA clause. That or a more detailed description of what UNA is. ALPA’s understanding prior to the first bid after the MD was that they were proffer position, aka new hire here is what is available. The company had a different read and we now know which side won. This at least according to the ALPA Contract guy I talked with after I was displaced. Reinstatement is a good protection, there were never supposed to be 2500+ pilots in a “fake category” that had reinstatement rights.