Originally Posted by
tpersuit
If you merge a regional with a mainline, if it wasn't a stable and DOH came into play somewhat, you would have to go to every pilot at the mainline and see how much time they had at a 121 carrier, because what if a 2007 hire at Delta had 15 years at ASA before going over to Delta? Would the 10 year CA at ASA go above the 2 year FO at Delta that had 15 prior years at ASA? I don't know if that would be that fair.
No, you do not allow the mainline pilots the ability to try and claim something they gave up. When I left ASA, I resigned my seniority number. I now have no rights to that nujmer and the associated DOH that went with it. With the staple, the Guy who left ASA one week prior to the staple would have bidding seniority to everyone stapled below him. However, those guys would be getting more pay and vacation than him, based on their DOH. Are we now going to be Socialists and complain because someone junior to us for bidding is making more money? If that's the case, then I want a cut of everyone junior to me who rakes it in doing Rolling Thunder.