First of all the Arbitration(TA) was a contract between west, east and the company, a contract that the east aims to change. All the 9th said is that it was not ripe until the list is in a contract because we won't know until then how much damage the west has suffered. Second, as of today the whole TA is in effect, not whatever parts usapa wishes to pick and choose, but the whole TA. It will remain in effect until it is modified by usapa and the company, you cannot dispute that. So if this merger happens, usapa will disappear and the APA will inherit the TA and DFR responsibility. The only thing keeping the Nic. from being implemented is the TA requirement of a single contract. How can the part requiring a single contract be "binding" and in effect yet the part saying the nicolau is the seniority list not be "binding"?

P.S. The 9th did not say that usapa was free to change the Nic. the 9th quoted judge wake's ruling which was " Usapa is as free as alpa was to change the Nic." So how free was alpa to change the Nic?