Originally Posted by
TipTip35
I've noticed for a while but never asked why the order of seniority for all the 88 guys is by DOB and not DOH. It looks like guys where hired in most months that year but a guy with Jan 88 DOH may be lower in seniority than a guy with a Sept DOH. Am I missing something obvious here?
Also does anyone know how many PFEs we still have? I see some guys who arent 60 yet but they are still FEs so I'm assuming they are PFEs
In the first year of operation everyone was hired on the same day and given a seniority number based on DOB. Your class date was your longevity date ( what you see on the ID card). People where hired into the seat and airplane they where going to fly and in most cases had been flying, this due to reduced ground school requirement ( short course) authorized by the FAA for the start up. This allowed UPS to transition the aircraft from the contractor certificates to the IPX certificate that they had purchased.
The above is a simplified version, for more detailed explaination contact Bob Miller at the IPA office.