Originally Posted by
Free Bird
To get a VERY educated guess just look at how the US/AmWest and the Delta/NWA deals worked out. Arbitrators awarded decisions that were very consistent with ALPA's guidance.
Simply put: Relative Seniority more or less.
Nobody gets screwed, that's something whiners say. They're simply an appreciation of reality. This job isn't what any of us thought it would be.
Dude, listen:
When airlines come together, employees get SCREWED.
That is spelled "S C R E W E D". That means some group of people has their way of life DESTROYED. Suddenly, a group of guys who are junior but getting good lines where they could enjoy their children get put on reserve, and have to spend 50% more time in a crash pad away from their kids. That is...if they wind up having a job at all!
THAT is a BIG DAMN DEAL!
Sorry folks, I can see NO WAY that this deal will be good for us. United has terrible customer service, and probably the WORST management in US airline history! And now they are going to take over the well-managed Continental Airlines?
Might as well bring back Frank Lorenzo~ He probably couldn't destroy Continental as quickly as the morons that run United!