Originally Posted by
FangsF15
Yes, you did. Several different ways, in fact.
//Break Break//
Even if... Even if it got to arbitration, it's extremely likely the arbitrator would duly consider the career expectations, status, and category - and conclude they are all clearly 100% below every last pilot on the DL seniority list. it's actually not that complicated.
But I have an honest question. Seriously, please answer this:
Do you think any pilot currently at E9 should be senior to even one former E9 pliot who already flowed off the top of their list? And who had been senior to them while both were at E9? IOW, do you think it's "fair and equitable" for that junior E9 pilot to leapfrog and now be the senior pilot at Delta?
I don’t think it’s fair but what’s fair and what will happen are two very different things. The scenario you mention has played out in past mergers in various ways. It won’t even be a consideration in merging the lists. The first thing that will happen is a constructive date of merger will be determined. Usually the day a public announcement of intent to merge is made by management. A snap shot of each seniority list will be taken on that date. Each list will then be stove piped showing what each pilot would hold if everyone bid the highest paying equipment. The arbitrator will work off those two lists. Who you worked for before and how you came to be on a list will not even be a factor that the arbitrator looks at.