...I think I get it. Sorry it's been more complicated then Congress. Please include missing bulletin points.

1) Capt Morse had a path that would have leveraged the company into a JCBA

2) Pierce is a side dealing (explective) who boned all leverage to get a JCBA

3) Pierce did this because he has a dubious past

THUS

1) Pierce was probably promised a management job by Abbott for getting Cal PS

2) Pierce will take this job in the near term

TO PREVENT ABOVE

1) Pierce must be thrown out by Cal pilots some of whom are scabs but nevermind the majority of Cal pilots will never 'get it' unless Pierce is tossed

2) Pierce will hold no grudge against Cal pilot group for throwing him out after securing PS thus will not go to management out of spite

3) Pierce will learn lesson and fly the line for the rest of his career

THUS
Company will cave and Contract completed in short order