Senority List Integration from 2007 on......
#361
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Captain B-737
Posts: 290
One upside for AK is a default fence between the Bus and Boeing. I don't see a whole lot of people wanting to go through 3 months of training to get the same pay. Some will for base reasons but not many. No one asked for any of this, so blaming either pilot group for anything is ridiculous.
#362
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 384
Oh let everyone dream and vent... this will take a while to get done. It is something we are all very passionate about because the results are so final, affecting the quality of our lives for the rest of our careers. When it is all done it may sting for a short while but the outcome I am confident will leave most unharmed. A few will probably end up hitting a home run, hopefully those few will have some class when that happens. I am sure a few really will get the short end, to those I am honestly sorry. In the end we will all be ok.
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#363
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Position: a cushy one with a forward facing window
Posts: 114
Oh let everyone dream and vent... this will take a while to get done. It is something we are all very passionate about because the results are so final, affecting the quality of our lives for the rest of our careers. When it is all done it may sting for a short while but the outcome I am confident will leave most unharmed. A few will probably end up hitting a home run, hopefully those few will have some class when that happens. I am sure a few really will get the short end, to those I am honestly sorry. In the end we will all be ok.
#364
UCH Pilot
Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: 787
Posts: 776
Agreed. I'm prepared for a complete screw job. VX has absolutely nothing to lose in any of this. The Arbitration panel is required to consider the effects of Longevity...how much they weigh that is obviously unknown. It will be interesting to see as the longevity disparity is unprecedented.
One upside for AK is a default fence between the Bus and Boeing. I don't see a whole lot of people wanting to go through 3 months of training to get the same pay. Some will for base reasons but not many. No one asked for any of this, so blaming either pilot group for anything is ridiculous.
One upside for AK is a default fence between the Bus and Boeing. I don't see a whole lot of people wanting to go through 3 months of training to get the same pay. Some will for base reasons but not many. No one asked for any of this, so blaming either pilot group for anything is ridiculous.
First in our SLI 8 years of longevity difference between pilots moved the seniority percentage about 3%. That was with a 35% weighting for longevity. I have no idea of the voodoo math behind the algorithm they used.
Second, there were many UAL pilots who were on reserve on the Airbus, who post-SLI could be in the top 10% of the 737, MANY of them did exactly what you mentioned and switched to the exact same pay category just for seniority.
Also, each pilot group flooded into the other legacy bases. UAL pilots living in TX came into IAH in big numbers. Friends of mine in EWR complained about moving down the 737 Captain list as UAL pilots bid into that base. CAL pilots had no problems filling vacancies in ORD, LAX, DEN, SFO, and IAD because we had pilots living in the area that were commuting previously.
We still have guys that argue over our SLI and that was 4 years ago!
#365
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2012
Posts: 992
Two things here.
First in our SLI 8 years of longevity difference between pilots moved the seniority percentage about 3%. That was with a 35% weighting for longevity. I have no idea of the voodoo math behind the algorithm they used.
Second, there were many UAL pilots who were on reserve on the Airbus, who post-SLI could be in the top 10% of the 737, MANY of them did exactly what you mentioned and switched to the exact same pay category just for seniority.
Also, each pilot group flooded into the other legacy bases. UAL pilots living in TX came into IAH in big numbers. Friends of mine in EWR complained about moving down the 737 Captain list as UAL pilots bid into that base. CAL pilots had no problems filling vacancies in ORD, LAX, DEN, SFO, and IAD because we had pilots living in the area that were commuting previously.
We still have guys that argue over our SLI and that was 4 years ago!
First in our SLI 8 years of longevity difference between pilots moved the seniority percentage about 3%. That was with a 35% weighting for longevity. I have no idea of the voodoo math behind the algorithm they used.
Second, there were many UAL pilots who were on reserve on the Airbus, who post-SLI could be in the top 10% of the 737, MANY of them did exactly what you mentioned and switched to the exact same pay category just for seniority.
Also, each pilot group flooded into the other legacy bases. UAL pilots living in TX came into IAH in big numbers. Friends of mine in EWR complained about moving down the 737 Captain list as UAL pilots bid into that base. CAL pilots had no problems filling vacancies in ORD, LAX, DEN, SFO, and IAD because we had pilots living in the area that were commuting previously.
We still have guys that argue over our SLI and that was 4 years ago!
#366
UCH Pilot
Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: 787
Posts: 776
#367
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2012
Posts: 992
The "screw job" comes from pre SLI expectations. If guys look at relative seniority and are able to keep the same QOL/base/airframe/seat/upgrade potential they had pre-merger, then you really can't hope for anything more than that.
It's when guy do the pecker-measuring pre-merger and thing they're going to "buy" some other airline, or because they're the bigger/better/badder airline so they should gain some kind of advantage from it, that's when the anger/disappointment come in full force.
#368
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2009
Posts: 396
The "screw job" comes from pre SLI expectations. If guys look at relative seniority and are able to keep the same QOL/base/airframe/seat/upgrade potential they had pre-merger, then you really can't hope for anything more than that.
It's when guy do the pecker-measuring pre-merger and thing they're going to "buy" some other airline, or because they're the bigger/better/badder airline so they should gain some kind of advantage from it, that's when the anger/disappointment come in full force.
It's when guy do the pecker-measuring pre-merger and thing they're going to "buy" some other airline, or because they're the bigger/better/badder airline so they should gain some kind of advantage from it, that's when the anger/disappointment come in full force.
#369
Works Every Weekend
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,210
To sum up his comments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHjlM5A1jME
#370
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2017
Posts: 23
One upside for AK is a default fence between the Bus and Boeing. I don't see a whole lot of people wanting to go through 3 months of training to get the same pay. Some will for base reasons but not many. No one asked for any of this, so blaming either pilot group for anything is ridiculous.
Not trying to start a war, I'm just genuinely curious to know what the AS and VX pilots think and how it might color your perspectives on the integration.
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