Originally Posted by
Ottopilot
What's a B3 guy? Who said I want the "best treatment"? I don't want a merger because I'll get screwed. I think it's not unfair for me to expect to keep what I have in a merger- not lose it.
You give it a rest.
Otto,
I agree you should keep what have but, I certainly don't feel that your gain should be my loss. I was hired in 1987, using relative seniority basically mixes me in with UAL 1993 hires. Many of those 1993 hires are younger than me and will be above me as long as I am here diminishing my career expectations.
Sorry about lumping you in with the complainers who whine because they are towards the tail end of the list, you didn't do that.
What I've been trying to say is this SLI stuff doesn't come in one flavor. The junior folks at CAL are so afraid of getting screwed that they think the rest of us should go along with anything that benefits them.
I support your position, (a junior Captain), and I do not want to see you screwed but at the same time want a fair shake for me.
I guaranty the UAL 1997-2001 hires will have a say about CAL's 2001-2008 hires being above them.
An arbitrator will not just choose one method to merge the two carriers and you best get used to that fact.