Correct me if I'm wrong but a national seniority list doesn't mean a government run seniority list.... Just a way of ranking pilots so that when the airline you've been at for 20 years goes under you don't have to start at "Bob's Regional" for peanuts. From what I hear from a UK friend they already have a system where you are compensated based on your time in the industry over there. Yes, there would be people unhappy with this at first, but what about years from now? Seems like it would solve a lot of problems in the longrun, even if it steps on some toes now. Can't make everybody happy. Thoughts?

P.S. Even in a lot of trades you can at least enter a new job at a higher level of pay based on whether you're an apprentice/journeyman, whatever.