Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
Suppose a furloughed pilot could "bump in" at another carrier. Wouldn't that stagnate or even displace the junior guys who were already there? What if he wasn't furloughed, but just decided to make a lateral move to a better job? If he came in at the bottom for seniority purposes but kept his old pay rate, wouldn't that be a "reverse B-scale", with senior pilots making less than juniors in the same seat?
Like "age 65", the NSL would probably be accepted if it were in place when everyone started flying -- it's the transition in mid-career that will cause problems.
I think we should be more concerned with getting paid based on experience not on seniority. I don't want to displace any one, schedule and furloughs based off seniority, pay based off experience. That way if your airline changes your base and the new airline has a open spots you could possibly take a job with the new airline and not have to commute or move to your new base. Today you can take a pay cut, move or commute if your airline moves its bases. Or you can quit.