Originally Posted by
Coach67
Just so everyone knows that the above post was TIC and meant to be facetious.
Everyone knows that the NMB has the power and ability to release you to a cooling off period which generates that maximum leverage against the recalitrant managment we now face. If ALPA keeps them "****ed off and angry" ALPA never gets released. If the idiot management team keeps them "****ed off and angry" then they are more likely to give the pilots a release to self help.
Additonally, the NMB has nothing to do with SLI and the mediator/arbitrator. They are two wholly seperate issues with nothing having to do with the other except starting the SLI timeline.
You will find the above statement incorrect. The arbitrators used in a SLI will come from the NMB roster. They all in the end work for the NMB and are very aware of what is going on in the industry. If you get a chance take a look at recent USAPA arbitrations and see how well they have done since telling the SLI arbitrator to take a long walk on a short pier.