Originally Posted by
krudawg
A good point was brought up about the fact that we are no longer UAL Inc but since the merger, we are United Continental Holdings - a completely differently company with management which did not exist at the time of the injunction. Why can't we pull a pile of money out of ALPA's "War Chest", get the best hired gun(attorney) out there and haul the company back into court and chip away at the basis of the injunction. ALPA should be happy to do this because if everry management uses the court system to hamstring negotiations under the RLA, we are all toast.
Thats true, Kru. Both the company's and the union's structure has changed dramatically since 2008, and that has muddied the waters with regards to the TRO. UCH has not yet pressed the CAL MEC too hard in that arena, and, in fact, has actually unlinked the two MEC's from accountability when they addressed only the sUA side of the house in the 2 June warning letters.
I don't know why the legal underpinning of their argument has not been questioned nor tested by National in light of the profound structural changes that have taken place over the last 4 years. Oh wait, silly me. Gotta keep that powder dry.
This is a moot discussion anyway since in order for UCH to act on the TRO they would have to go back to the court, and, in doing so, would certainly make sure to capture sCAL because of our purported nefarious behavior(s).
Out of our hands, the system is melting down around us on a daily basis anyway. LTSW.