Originally Posted by cactusmike

I love how some people still believe the Nicolau Award screwed the East. They got the top 517 slots when they had 197 wide body captains. I lost seniority on the Nic list and it was a lot more than 1 or even 5 percent, try 18. But you know what, it does not matter. It does not matter if you think it's fair or I think it's fair. What matters is that that award was the product of the process. It was negotiated, mediated and arbitrated. It is the result of the agreed to process and that is what should have been used for the past 5 years and that is why it will be the list used in the SLI. Parker does not want a legal battle to hold up the deal. APA does not, either, evidently because the negotiator notes clearly refer to some kind of ratioed list in accordance with legislation

We are waiting for a federal judge to rule on whether US Airways management would be liable for damages should they not use the Nicolau award. In addition, the West has an immediate DFR win against USAPA should they put forward any list other than the Nic. We lost on the timing in the last suit, we did not lose on the facts of the case. On the contrary, we won easily. And if you think a federal judge is going to come out and rule that binding arbitration is not really binding, throwing out 150 years of legal precedent, then you still believe in the Tooth Fairy and Santa. Or you are USAPA.