Yep what he said. Take the argument to the extreme and it will make sense. Lets say two companies combine and one has 10000 pilots and one has 100 pilots. Should the number 100 guy at the smaller airline be equal to the number 100 guy at the bigger airline?

Relative seniority that keeps QOL, with no bump or flush is the only way you are going to get the majority of guys to go along.

That is just the way it is.

And before someone from the NW side jumps all over my ass, since I am a newhire at Delta, DOH would PERSONALLY profit me more. All the NW newhires would be behind me and thus I would have a higher number on the end list. I am personally arguing that what is less profitable for me is still more fair to more people. Sure lots of guys will get screwed, probably myself with any furlough, but it is the only way that we will be able to get along for the long term.

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