Typical..... You really have no comprehension of how this all works.
First, there are no NEW HIRES.
Second, in this hypothetical AMR/LCC merger, exactly which DOH are you talking about. AMR pilots have dates at TWA,Ozark, Eagle, Reno,,,etc. etc. None of which are in chronological order. Further, they have furloughees with late 80's TWA DOH's or may soon have again. So, in your scenario, not only would they go ahead of our NEW HIRES, they would go ahead of.....wait for it.....former east furloughees like Coello, and maybe even 17 year crybabies like Monda. So, STFU.
Third, the APA will do everything in its power to put our number one guy somewhere near the bottom of the list, and the rest of us on the street to accomodate their pilots and furloughees, without a give a shiit about when uyou were hired at the crappy airline AWA aquired out of bankruptcy.
Fourth, you really should not care, because since they have an attrition rate of 8400 in the next 20 years, you will OWN THE AIRLINE in 20 years, if you are just patient and get in line where you belong!!!!!!!