CleCapt

What has this got to do with the contract?

SpecialTracking

Longevity has a lot to do with the contract. It's the least that can be done for the 1437 due to all they have been forced to endure.

ChrisJT6

2172....1437

Old UCAL CA

Longevity credit for inactive status is rare...inactive status also doesn't vote unless working at sCAL.

sailingfun

Good luck on the DFR, You might want to do a little research on how contracts under the RLA work and what the status of a furloughed pilot is. Short answer is that your out of luck. Your actually not represented by UAL ALPA under the law. If your not represented you can't have a DFR. Longevity for furloughed pilots is something pioneered by Delta and fairly recent in airline contracts. Even if you could make a case it would hardly rise to the level of a DFR since the norm is not to gain longevity while on furlough. This applies to almost all jobs not just airline and transportation.
It may be a no brainer to you but to the company its cold hard cash out of their pocket. Like any other item your negotiating committee should have prioritized where they wanted to spend the cash they are able to get the company to pony up. I like longevity for furloughed pilots for several reasons the biggest being it increases the payback time to the company for a furlough decreasing the chances of a furlough in the first place. Your concept of a DFR however is a joke.

ChrisJT6

Longevity wasn't rare at DAL or UAL in the 80s. True only a couple hundred able to vote on this contract, but 2172 plus more of the 1437 will vote on the next one...screwing the bottom in such mass numbers will catch up to you eventually

ChrisJT6

Numerous email replies to furloughees over the yrs from ALPA officers stating Longevity was a top priority ought to do it.

ChrisJT6

We weren't represented when we were active! But thanks for the patronizing load Mr. labor genius.

Captain Bligh

You can say this all you want, but the sentiments expressed on this board are living proof that the union that represents us was remiss in it's lack of polling and educating the pilots. None the less, if the AIP turns into a substandard TA like many here suspect it may, you can rest assured there's going to be an upheaval.

cadetdrivr

Yup, so rare that it even isn't in the current DAL contract for furloghed pilots that this AIP apparently mirrors.

Oh wait....