Originally Posted by
SUPERfluf
No its not fair and straight relative seniority is not how it will be done. It doesn't matter what the pilot population at each carrier says, it will be done according to ALPA policy and the cases put forth by the merger committees. DAL/NWA didn't go straight relative seniority because of the widebody differences, yet most ended up pretty darn close to their previous relative seniority.
There's no sense in everyone throwing stones on here or anywhere as it won't matter a damn what you think. The majority does not rule in an SLI.
If we get all wound up and ****y with each other over the SLI, which we don't really have any control over and won't be voting on, how are we going to fight together to get a kick ass JCBA?
We have a BIG fight ahead of us. King Smisek has nocturnal emissions over 70 seat jets flown by Colgan and Gulfstream. He's been salivating over that for a while now. It's one of the many lame-ass reasons for the Delta + $1 BS they threw at us. We need to focus on what we can control and let the merger committees do their thing.
Fluf,
You are so correct. It's out of the line pilots hands unless we decide to pull a USAir end run. That will not happen.
I personally know one of UAL merger committee members. He is fair, competent, and will work for the United pilots. I trust you have the same quality in your merger committee members who will work on your behalf. We should let that process run it's course and prepare for the true problem at hand.
There are many things the CAL pilots don't want to witness. A bunch of 70 seat RJs parking at gates where your guppys used to park. The roll out of a pretty green A330 flying to Madrid and you are told that the venture is planned to rapidly expand. The hubris of an RJ pilot group who tells you to correct their jumpseat problems or they will ban you from their jumpseats.
Yes Fluf, there are a lot of problem we will have to face. If we are united, we have a good chance.
Fritz