Originally Posted by
Rocketiii
The offer to UAL furloughed pilots is a 100% act of goodwill. Maybe goodwill is the wrong term.
DEFINITELY the wrong word. It makes you sound like a pr!ck.
The latest CAL statements imply that the recalled CAL furloughs may well be considered active prior to the SLI.
I assume that you're referring to the PID (policy initiation date), not the SLI. Two different things. PID is defined by ALPA as: The date on which the respective MEC Chairmen and the Executive Council determine that a reasonable probability of a merger being consummated exists or the date on which the Executive Council determines that a reasonable probability of a merger being consummated exists, whichever is earlier. Seniority list integration procedures will commence on the Policy Initiation Date.
If you're suggesting that a reasonable probability of a merger being consummated does not yet exist, you would have a valid case for a blanket stapling of UAL furloughees. However, I doubt that case could be made in court.