Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Well, it was "binding" (by federal law) arbitration that produced the Nicolau seniority list, wasn't it ?
I too think it will likely be the Nicolau list that ultimately represents U pilots when any AA/U SLI occurs.
Nope! It was a Federal arbitrator working as an
independent, towards reaching a AW/US SLI under ALPA merger policy. If it was "binding" by federal law, such as Mac/Bond, it would have been indicated by the 9th COA ruling, pertaining to the Addincton case. In fact the 9th stated that ALPA was free to vacate the Nic. And stated that a AW/US CBA might in fact be UN-RATIFIABLE Nic inclusive.
So, how could the Nic be the US list if a joint CBA was NEVER achieved??