Hmm, I was just wondering...


It has always seemed unfair that a Brand-X pilot, with ten years longevity at his carrier is stapled below a pilot at Brand-Y, simply because Brand-X's management has furloughed the first guy.

It has also seemed unfair that a Brand-Y guy who has a job, could lose it, due to the ebb and flow of recalls and furloughs after a merger.


What if there were two lists? One for bid seniority - essentially ordered by longevity - and another list to be used in case of recall or furlough - ordered by relative position, with furloughees stapled? The competing interests of each pilot are protected - when Pilot X is recalled he enjoys seniority over Pilot Y, but should furloughs return, Pilot Ys job is protected.

Thoughts?