You were lucky to keep a job. And I'm not saying that to be derogatory. That was where your "shop" was heading. I got a bunch of people that never interviewed (or did but got turned down) above me. Over 1000. MANY for the rest of my time here. From SL 9 to 10, I got over 100 more stuffed in above me. It was a stepping stone company... That I could have gone to a DECADE before I started here. But I didn't want to work for such a place and potentially be furloughed at any moment.

This is the reason it needs to be brought up again. Not to argue with Wack, because he'll never see it any other way. There should be no way a "senior" guy from a stepping stone carrier gets seniority over us. And that's what might be coming down the sewer line if we let it. Instead of the 6-7 year upgrade new guys/gals might expect, it could easily get turned into 10-15 years. They need to know.

​​​​​i recently had lunch with a kid just finishing up his commercial. He's going to be at a major/legacy within 2 years. Great kid. But he knows NOTHING about the airline business. Which means he has zero reference to where the many pitfalls and traps lay. No idea about unions... no idea about 50 billion in debt vs having money in the bank. (Why I wanted to come here even with huge shortcomings in equipment and mature contract items.) Even with all the warts, this place is sound for a pax carrying operation. That's why IMO we absolutely SHOULD get preference when merging with a far less financially secure company. ALPA merger policy is a equity scheme. Wait and see if any of the legacies try to fold their wholely owned regionals into their list. That stupid policy will evaporate like a fart in the wind.