Bridging Service back to purchasing company

[Guest paul conway]

Please help me understand bridging of service given all these mergers and acquistions... Here's my case.

I worked for Company A, division A1 aerospace for 5 years, then left to work for Company B, division B2 telecom.

2 years after I left, Company A sold division A1 to Company C, transfering all pension requirements.

9 years after I left, Company A bought division B2 from Company B, transfering all pension requirements. So now I work for Company A again, now in division A3.

Company A informs me that they will not discuss bridging service until I have worked for them for 1 year. Company A, division A3 has a policy for bridging service, but it only addresses divisions A3, A4, and A5. Note: divisions A3, A4, and A5 did not exist 10 years ago. And division A5 is in the same industry (aerospace) as division 1, where I worked.

Question

Next year will it be my 10th or 15th anversary? If it is my 15th, I get another week of vacation...

Any thoughts????? TIA

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Paul Conway,

paul.conway@acm.org