Going the extra mile!

[USA320Pilot]

Fly:

Obviously, you do not know me and internet communication can be difficult before there is only one human sense used. As I said above, the only "ax to grind" is disagreement why the UA pilots believe they have should have super-seniority (although now that the shoe may be on the other foot -- they not want ALPA Merger Policy) and I have problems with those who "shoot the messenger".

Much of the problem is UA employees do not like my information, which is understandable, but I do not violate USaviation rules or lack decorum. I believe certain UA employees are angry because they do not like the thought of what I write occuring.

Regardless, if US was involved with AA or NW like UA then I would write about those airlines. It's nothing special about UA, it's our current and future business that interests me because of how it can effect US.

Best regards,

Chip

 

[atabuy]

Chip,
You should always try to look at issues from both sides. If a merger or integration of seniority's had taken place when Ual was buying U for some unrealistic price, Ual employees would have been screwed for 2 reasons.
1. They had made great sacrifice to get Ual profitable during the ESOP.
2. We were buying U, not merging with them. Why should Ual employees take a double hit?
3. Let me make it 3. If it would have happened, U & Ual planes and routes would have been sold in a garage sale. No way would they have been able to even do Chapter 11. It would have been sold piecemeal.

If a merger takes place I can see integration. It isn't pretty, but it happens.

IMO; Even if you are all in the same union, you do not work out of a union shop and fly all carriers. Therefore seniority should only count in the airline you work for.

When the buyout was first announced, I thought great! It will fit for me personally, but then I looked at the whole picture and knew it was a bad deal for Ual and also a stupid one for the reasons above.

Thank God the government thought so too.