Originally Posted by
iahflyr
Speak for yourself skyflyin. United and Continental pilots will be much better off with a merged company and one list. IF I have to give up 5% relative seniority to get it, I don't care. The benefits of a merged airline will far outweigh any loss of seniority I could get in the SLI.
That is debatable, but I'm not saying not to merge, just not merge the seniority lists. US Air seems to be doing just fine financially without a merged seniority list.
As far as whipsaw, there could be language drawn up to prevent that.