Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
Carl,
Really, you know that it is true. This is not a criticism, but just a statement of fact. More Green Book guys have gotten onto the A-330 and 744 Captains seats and some Red Book guys have either gotten pushed back or pushed out of their category. There have been numerous complaints filed by the Red Book guys for just that very reason. After the fences went down, it was inevitable and the merger has accelerated the process. I don't know why you are so defensive about this, it is not a criticism. If guys are locked out of seats due to an artificial fence, then they will get those seats when that fence is removed. More churn in the system will accelerate the process.
This is incomplete info. The fences came down, but will not be the sole factor in realigning of wide body positions, less so on the 330 since its not fenced.
The JPWA also had a huge effect in two ways. First, as already mentioned, no differentiation between block and reserve. Green book guys started bidding reserve on the 330 just prior to JPWA changeover because they knew they would immediately shoot to the top of the list after PWA changeover to single categories.
Second, Recall rights. This has a huge effect on Red Book 747 guys. At fNW your recall rights were good FOREVER, unless you were awarded a position HIGHER on your APA(AE) card than the position you were displaced from. The effect of this is, if there is a NEW position created in a category, then its awarded by seniority no change from Post Roberts). If a vacancy was created in a previously staffed position, then recall rights trumped seniority After we moved to the JPWA recall rights were only good for 6 months and that will change the balance even faster as 2010 progresses.
I guess I would agree with you if you consider permanent recall rights to be an artificial fence.