The latest arbitrated merged seniority list was not done date of hire.
Canadian Airlines had a stagnant growth period for many years and Air Canada had rapid growth in the 90's.
As a result, years of service (date of hire) at each airline meant very different equipment and pay for most pilots. An attempt was made to take this into account and merge "likes with likes"
In the end the lists were merged in a variable ratio. This resuted in nearly date of hire for some pilots but most Canadian Airlines pilots are now in relative seniority with Air Canada pilots who were hired many years later.
You can see how it all looks right here...........
http://www.formercanadianpilots.ca/s...List_Final.pdf
Most original Air Canada pilots are still not happy. There are many factors which contribute to their unhappiness.
1) The first arbitrator gave more relative seniority to the original AC pilots. It was appealed and the second arbitrator took some of it back.
2) The downturn and layoffs of 1993. Many original AC ended up losing status.
3) Their merger commitee gave them false high hopes. They recently tried to ammend the list themselves by hiring a meadiator to create a new "more fair" list. Problem is the CAIL pilots refused to participate and of course it was rejected by the Labour Board.
4) They don't realize that most Canadian Airlines pilots are older and will retire soon leaving behind many good jobs for many years to come.
Here is a link to the "Former Candain Airlines Pilots" version of what went down.
http://www.formercanadianpilots.ca/