Originally Posted by
Coto Pilot
Sonny I appreciate your situation and yours in unique. You want to be in Houston and old United can't do that for you. For the rest of us, you are a new hire at Continental except that you retain your United pay and you get insurance. Beyond that you are a new hire and after the TA expires, all bets are off. At United you would be a 12 year employee, getting your benefits and pay raises etc based on that. Unless you live in Houston or Guam, it is a no brainer.
If Sonny is a two time furloughed pilot he won't getting 12th year pay at UAL. Unlike Delta there is no pay longevity accrued on the street so even though our hire date is 12 years ago we are paid at 5th or 6th year rates depending on bypass length returning from the first furlough.