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Old 01-12-2011 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AKF15Dude
I understand what you are saying and don't doubt that those are the facts for your deal. That does not make it right for you and definitely doesn't make it fair in this instance. Flying the same aircraft (more or less) takes a large variable out of the total equation. There is such a huge disparity in every other aspect of the acquisition that it would be unfair to overlook them. If it were just a couple bucks difference, ok...but c'mon, have you seen the difference in pay? They could drop almost half their trips with the new pay and still make the same amount of money. How's that for QOL? The pay is only one of the many large 'upgrades' they will enjoy. The argument that pay doesn't matter is pure BS.

I'll use this example again. Would relative seniority be fair if their company were only 5 years old with only a couple hundred pilots? (Nobody will answer this question.) Blending only a few pilots would not make a difference to the overall seniority of the larger group but it would be morally wrong. Same principle here, just different size and age.

I'm done watching the spinning wheels here...
AK,

For the sake of argument, I'll answer your question. No. It wouldn't be fair. But, you should understand that those arbitrators are lawyers and your question doesn't matter. They would turn it around in 3 seconds and ask you if that hypothetical 5 year old airline had 100 pilots and the junior FO made $500 per hour, should he put him on the top of the #1 SWA captain?

Dude, if you are looking for fairness in a SLI discussion and award, you are going to be disappointed.
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