Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Ok, they do factor but to a very negligible degree in this kind of merger (NB/NB).
The "career expectations" component of the merger policy is vastly weighted for three things:
1. Widebodies
2. Widebodies
3. Widebodies
After the WB pilots get theirs, you'll see a little DOH weighting if there's any disparity between the lists. That will factor (deduct) furlough time, for those who have/had it.
After all that, maybe some consideration for pre-JCBA pay scale. Just maybe.
I'd love to be proven wrong on that, and I'll come back and correct the record if I am. I'll know before you guys do.
#EXPECTATIONMANAGEMENT
Pay disparity relating to differnt hourly rates is not a part of career expectations, like you said thats more dealing with heavy/nb. Its dealing with the equities each group brings in, and that those will be considered as well as the "ALPA 3" factors to be considered as well. Pay rates are equities brought in and referenced in the major ALPA mergers
Delta/Nw this was addressed as NW pilots would see higher pay from the merger because of the equities brought in by the DAL contract, "including the contract improvements that one pilot group will gain due to the merger.
Airways/American West-"taking into account in
balancing the equities the gains to US Airways pilots from America West’s higher pay
rates and better work rules"
Heck, even Pinnacle/Mesaba/Colgan addressed the fact that Pinnacle and Colgan pilots would benefit from the higher CRJ900 rates in their contract
The merger policy requires all equities to be weighed unique to the groups. One group making what, 20% more top end, will surely be raised by the NK merger committee and laywers.
F9 wll be able to use the equities of "we are the acquiring company," which they will. Both sides will use what they have. But this is why JBLU did not want NK pilots snapped up and why NK pilots wont advocate for F9 pilots to be snapped up