Originally Posted by
JamesBond
I don't have a dog in this fight, but what is it that you find so objectionable about a staple? It guarantees you a spot at DAL. So I can see only one of two things to look at here. 1 is that if you are stapled, your seniority is fixed where it is now vis a vis your regional comrades. 2 is that if you are NOT stapled, you take your chances in the open market, and maybe think you can be hired ahead of some of those that are currently senior to you at your current place of employment.
In any 'merger' situation, you ain't coming in ahead of any current DAL pilot. That's a fantasy that you will realize about the same time they offer me a trip to Mars.
If management decides to merge the two airlines 9E would be very foolish to accept a staple. The worst they can do is a staple so why would you not go to arbitration especially given the factors the arbitrator will use.