And then on taxi out they complain about all the RJs everywhere....

Sorry ***** no junior 73 Captains will get bumped. Yes, stagnation for a few years but their in and will always be. And many, 98,99,00 hires, have been Captains for 5+ years already. Most are high line holders and will continue to be. It probably sucks sitting in a right seat for half your career. I get your frustration, but no sli can turn back time. You got thrown a bone, just say thank you and try to enjoy your remaining years.

Cousineddie-
So let me get this straight. Regional pilots are now to blame for UAL's downfall. And how would instruct a young pilot to gain the requirements necessary to qualify for a major. If you don't like RJ why don't y'all quit caving on scope. Don't understand your problem with CFI's, it is how most of your coworkers started.

PV and BW;
You are both so wrong and inexperienced in the airline industry, you don't even understand the tsunami coming your way. We are going to experience an "almost huge furlough", but from the middle of the seniority list. A few really senior 76T guys will bid wide body, a few will retire from that seat, the rest are waiting to bump. They are waiting because they are getting paid line guarantee to fly much less, or zero.

There will be very few narrow body Capt bids for a couple of years, at least.

UAL can choose to sit on too many captains, but to fly Capt with Capt, it requires both pilots concur.

UAL rarely sits on too many pilots. They bump. I hope the DEN 737 CAP, hired in 06, can afford the house they bought on FO pay. That is if they can even hold the FO seat in 1 year.

Verifying domestic IDs or they are dropped. Physically turn in medical by 25th or you go NQ. MEL's are safe and legal. If you refuse a plane you will talk to the chief pilot and could be removed from ID wop. Call a scab a scab and you'll be fired. "They need an attitude adjustment" equates to mind controlling. Wear your hat or you could be sent home. Maintenance comes into cockpit to argue. Ben, you have been assimilated into a culture that would not recognize the vast amount of control over you.

The best you have for a company is management/labor/customer relations? Everyone can be signing hand in hand but if the company isn't well run, it's going under. Driving away premium business travelers does not make for a profitable company.

Some groups fight for what is right and some get bent over refusing to file grievances. You must be pretty limber.

LUAL pilots do those too (and passports BTW).

Wrong...Never had to verify domestic id. International yes, but it was not dropped with a vengeance. We entered our medicals into unimatic but we could carry into following month. We didn't have to show up to flight office like a third grader with a note from mommy.

wow. Can you read? I have said over and over that I don't believe any existing captains will be bumped. On this we AGREE. What I am saying is that 76T pilots WILL be bumped (displaced) and many will go to 737 CAP and squat down on top of all those 05-06' Captains (reserve cushions). Are we clear? Because when it happens (the 76T bumps), and I come back on here to gloat about being right (Just like I was on SLI) I don't want you weaseling out about how you didn't understand what I said. Get ready. ;)

You will learn more as your career progresses.

Sled

All past tense. What happened?

That would be an example of extra damage resulting from a contract battle that most unfortunately had to be fought on two fronts rather than just one.