Redeye - you are absolutely right - there is no need to get into a ****ing contest over something that will be decided by an arbitrator. I just need to vent sometimes, though. I just don't understand why the concept of relative seniority can't be understood by the East side. That way there is no displacement, there are no extra training events (something management has said they will not allow anyway) and everyone gets to stay where they are at until a bid comes out and then you just bid what you can hold.

Every time there has been a merger with seat and equpiment fences and complicated ratios based on the position of the sun and stars on the leapyear date there has been great heartburn and major lawsuits. The simpler you make the system for combining lists the more transparent the process is and the less chance for a DFR (duty of fair representation) lawsuit.

The ratio for active pilots is about 3 US for 2 HP. Start with the A330 slots at the top of each list and then go 3 for 2 for each seat after the A330 slot numbers go to the US side. Oh, well, too simple I guess..