Originally Posted by
thor2j
There obviously is no ual captains chiming in here with all the doh talk, they will get hammered for the most part. Secondly, we will be lucky to have any recalls on this bid do to the 787 delays, thus there will be no new ual pilots. Last, don't expect to have a joint contract for a couple of years and a strike. The company is not going to flex enough to make anybody happy for a very very long time.
DOH is not even part of the merger policy. Longevity however, is. I have spoken with quite a few Captains that you feel would get "hammered." Most of them feel that an appropriately constructed fence would protect them in their bases, if longevitiy is implemented along with the other prongs of ALPA merger policy. Which is what it all comes down to. Do we negotiate within the confines of ALPA merger policy or, do we run to the arbitrator with revisionist views to see what might stick? I would like to hear from those who wrote the current policy. Why did ALPA change it after DAL/NWA? Why did ALPA put in longevity? How do you quantify career expectations? But alas, mother alpa will stay quiet because they are neutral. I guess it all boils down to the arbitrator and the valid "mine is bigger than yours" strategy.