Originally Posted by
LittleBoyBlew
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??
Wow, east fantasy's alive and well. Of course the 9th said no such things, but hey severing statements out of their full paragraphs as a tool to change the context is something the easties (and their lawyers) have been deservedly accused of by more than one federal judge.