Originally Posted by RatherBGolfin

DOH is not "fair and equitable" on the Mesaba side because over half of the list was hired post bankruptcy. There was zero hiring for almost two years, while during the same period Pinnacle hired a quarter of their list (300 people). I'll use my info for the example. I'm an early "growth" hire. I sit low 600's (roughly 55%). Same date of hire on Pinnacle's list is 950's (roughly 75%). If you went straight date of hire, those 300 people get an instant boost in overall seniority. I can deal with 20, 30, or even 50, but have to have 300 people instantly leapfrog me and half of the entire list at Mesaba, is not really "fair and equitable." Also, along the same lines, the bottom guys at Pinnacle get screwed because your DOH is determined by when you pass your checkride. Mesaba's DOH is first day of class. If your checkride was scheduled after a potential Mesaba class date, you would instantly have 20, 30, or 40 people between you and the person who used to sit one number senior to you because your checkride was the next morning. That to me is not really "fair and equitable."

DOH probably works well for those hired at Mesaba and Pinnacle prior to the bankruptcy, the lists on both side are fairly interchangeable. There would be a bump here or a loss there, I don't think that anyone would lose more then 4-5% relative seniority. But for those hired post-bankruptcy (we are talking about a large group here, more then the entire Colgan list) DOH is mess.