Originally Posted by
757Driver
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.
An arbitrator will not just choose one method to merge the two carriers and you best get used to that fact.
757Driver, the combined carrier will have more than 5x the number of 747/777s that CAL currently has; factoring in the 8 CAL orders, it would still have 4x. That would give you a lot more opportunities to get in the left seat of a larger aircraft. I don't know if that helps ease your concerns.
I completely understand your concerns; I was hired in 2000 at the age of 39. You might be surprised to find out how old many of UAL's were when they were hired; we had a lot of ex-Easterners hired in the 90s.
An arbiter will have a very difficult job. He'll make the best possible decision without any personal biases.
If it does go down, good luck to all.