Originally Posted by
SpecialTracking
30west,
I had a voluntary furlough asking about his status. I'm assuming this is where longevity would factored into the equation. There are pilots who took leaves of absence as well. Has ALPA defined longevity for the purpose of seniority integration or is it open to broad interpretation?
I'm not 30West, but lemme take a stab at it and see what ya think
1) ALPA merger policy does not deal with voluntary furloughs specifically nor define longevity in any precise sense with regards to the SLI process.
2) Recent descisions (read Nicolau and DAL/NW) have built their SLI without regard to voluntary furloughs, but have reinserted them into the new list one number ahead of the next pilot below them on the old seniority list after the new SL was finalized.
3) Everything is negotiable so nothing is written in stone.
P.S. I love the visuals in your post above!!