Originally Posted by LeeFXDWG

Keep it civil. This "my dad can beat up your dad" stuff gets everyone no where.

Focus on the JCBA. Realize the SLI will be an ass pain for all and that everyone should expect each side to take whatever advantage the arbitration board will allow to gain any possible slots in the final list.

That is the reality. Everyone has a personal vision of what their career expectations are. It may or may not match up with what the arbiter defines as your career expectation at the end of the day after trying to satisfy new an untested ALPA merger policy while adhering to precedent which by default will minimize any windfall as a matter of common law.

You guys don't have a JCBA yet. Save the SLI battles for then.

Remember, you all are on the same side just divided by separate operations/lists. Mgmt is your enemy, not the pilot with a slightly different uniform. When the SLI comes out, hopefully everyone's level of ****ed off is pretty much equal, but you have a JCBA that gives you the security and upward movement through the recapture of scope to outweigh any short term hit either side might take in the final decision.

That is where your focus should be. Anything less will negate any win in the final merging of lists when the company keeps outsourcing/downsizing your jobs.

Frats,
Lee