Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The TWA MEC and pilots had to waive their scope provisions in their contract in order for the merger to proceed. They did exactly that. They could have stopped the process cold and TWA would have remained a independent airline. They did not have to except the APA list. You can argue it was a gun to the head ultimatum however that cuts both ways. If TWA was a viable airline then they should have refused to waive their scope provisions. If they were not a viable airline then they made the best choice to preserve jobs for their pilots.
Well now, that's a valuable point... but TWA Pilots absolutely HATE talking about this point! That's because you are 100% correct, Sailing - they had no other options at the time. So, in essence, yes it was forced onto them, but they absolutely could have refused. But they didn't refuse, because refusing meant they would be on their own.
757200ER... your view on this? Could TWA have refused to waive their rights? What would have happened?