And yet East pilots can staple 80%+ of the West below all but the third-listers? The illogic of your dichotomy is staggering.

I have read all of the pleadings in the DJA. From a prior life, I have a great deal of experience with legal documents and court proceedings. I know what I'm reading, and can read between the lines. When you know what to look for, it is abundantly clear when an attorney knows they have a losing case, but must nonetheless press an argument in service to their client. And this is EXACTLY what I read from USAPA's legal team. The union would never announce it publicly, but I guarantee you that privately, the legal eagles have assured the BPR that the odds of their prevailing in the DJA are very long indeed.

USAPA also does nothing for their case by throwing out, in a footnote and without any factual backup, a casual accusation that the DJA filing is a result of collusion between US Airways and the West Pilot Class. I actually started laughing out loud when I read that ...

One of these days (probably the day after Judge Silver hands down a ruling), the majority of the East pilots are going to realize how badly they've been given the mushroom treatment by Cleary and the BPR.

I can understand it, though ... anyone who has been involved all these years (on all sides, to be fair) can't be expected to view the situation without emotion or bias, and most either don't have or won't take the time to read all the documents. (They are lengthy, and dry.) As a third-lister, I am relatively unbiased. And as one who has been commuting to short-call, I have a lot of time in the crashpad to engage in a little light reading.