Originally Posted by
PlanetEarth
Disclaimer: No dog in this fight.
Pilot 1 and Pilot 2 are new-hires together at Airline A (Pilot 1 is older/senior). After two years on reserve, both are furloughed. Pilot 1 finds work outside aviation while Pilot 2 immediately accepts a job at Airline B. One year later Pilot 2 is a line-holding FO when Airline B's holding company purchases Airline A.
Who has "worked hard for" more years? Who is "getting a break"? Which pilot should be higher on the combined list?
Don't necessarily have the answer. Just trying to illustrate that it's not as black and white as some DOH proponents would have you believe.
It is black and white.
They should get DOH benefits of airline A and they should be in the same seniority order as they were in the first company in respect to each other.
Luckily we had an agreement that solved this issue when airline B took those guys on.
Thats not the issue here though.
This is about getting the proper credit for the years you have served at your respective company.
I don't like the idea of someone that has put less time in than I have bidding higher than me on the seniority list.
Why are people having such trouble with the concept of seniority? You get hired, you get a number, simple.
Mergers should be the same.
And everyone can save your breath on "career" expectations, we all have "career" expectations.