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I thought it was NALPA's position that pay doesn't matter in constructing a seniority list. So why are we even having this discussion? From a purely selfish perspective it would be great if the SLI were determined by premerger pay rates Is that really a discussion you want to have, because all the NWA A320s/319s and DC-9s pay less than MD-88 rates and would therefore be classified as small narrow bodied aircraft and all DAL 777s pay super duper premium wide bodied rates and would be ranked ahead of the 747-400. Nevermind the fact that DAL 757s have the same effective pay rate as a NWA A330.
My question was, "why isn't the 76ER included in with the 764 payscale instead of with the 757 pay?" It had nothing to do with the merger.
Someone came back and said it isn't included with the 757, the 757 is included with the 76ER and that's how I should look at it. When I looked at the payscales, as I previously posted, it seemed to be the other way around.
As for what NWA's postion I don't know what it was in regards to pay. Personally, I don't think it should matter that much considering you're both majors airlines who always tried to raise the bar (think leap frog) operating under bankruptcy contracts. I also don't think the 747 should be thought of greater than the 777 or the dc9 should be stapled because it's a little smaller. The argument of super premium and stapled dc9's is foolish. Hopefully the arbitrators are smart enough to see beyond childish antics.