The APA and American pilots fought through a delay tactic that is part and parcel of the uneven playing field provided by the RLA.

Did AMR's strategy work? Heck yes AMR's strategy worked. They enjoyed another 4-5 years of their pilots working for dirt cheap wages with the knowledge that the possibility of the NMB clearing them for self help was years down the road, if that.

The AA pilots probably could have taken what they considered to be inadequate pay and contract improvements and had a contract much sooner. Your position seems to define that as success, or at least progress. If that's the case, I respectfully disagree.