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Originally Posted by
Bartok
You're probably right about the combination, but Colgans QOL will not go down due to straight DOH.
How do you figure??? Being a captain and having 400-500 FO's ahead of me on the list wont affect my QOL. I wont be on reserve and essentially be no better than a street captain forever?
I thought the ALPA merger policy was to prevent windfalls in EITHER direction. Dumping 500 FOs ahead of a captain I'd probably say is a windfall.
I may be missing something but I just don't see how relative seniority is unfair. Everyone remains in the same place. The same distance from upgrading, the same chunk of pilots ahead and behind them.
I feel like some of the XJ and Pinnacle guys are expecting to go from FO to an instant upgrade and then on top of that they expect to be able to hold a line by having a ton of guys below them on the list. How is that not a windfall?
No, not everyone would stay in the same place with relative senority unless there are fences, not sepuclation or starting rumor, just saying. Relative senority with no fences would allow a Colgan pilot with 3 years senority to gain enough senority in the new airline to hold a 900 Captain position. Now the guy with the 3 years at the bigger airline is screwed. I find it hard to believe that anyone who currently holds a Captian award would be downgraded or bumped due to the integration. I would like to think that current positions would be protected.