Closing of domiciles, equipment changes, and other management driven decisions will NOT be stopped no matter how the seniority lists are integrated. I was happily living in NY and flying out of JFK until I was slowly forced out and had to start commuting to IAD. Now I drive to LGA, fly to DCA, take the metro to West Falls and then the bus to IAD. So which is worse for my future. A company where a few CAL pilots get a slight "leg up" on my supposed relative seniority rights but a company that is growing and healthy with a strong balance sheet and excellent future prospects, or rather a company where I stagnate for a decade hovering just out of range of reserve and stay in the same seat for 13 years.

As for me:

I choose moving forward and taking my chances with my CAL brethren as a UNITED group even if that means some opening concessions as a measure of "good faith".