UAL ALPO will never go for it...remember 1983?
UAL ALPA talks a good game but they lead the past decade's race to the bottom as they jettisoned pay, retirement and work rules to "save the company".
Also, all the folks who crossed the CAL picket line were reinstated as ALPA members in good standing (but with 'unfortunate dates of hire'). Hold the line brothers and sisters, hold the line...
UAL ALPA may whine but they will most likely not be in a position to torpedo the deal or call the shots on seniority in my opinion. If the two pilot groups can't agree on a list, there is always binding arbitration, you can ask the US Air East pilots what that means. But, I really hope things can be sorted out amicably.
As Wendy Morse, UAL ALPA MEC Chairman, said recently:
We have been down this path before, and we have a long-standing working relationship with the pilots of Continental. We would parlay this relationship to help make a merger between United and Continental viable for both pilot groups, as well as toward the success of the combined operations.
UAL MEC News Release