Originally Posted by
13n144e
The "crappy old" ALPA merger policy wasn't "changed" - the verbage was just revised to be a little more concise. That's very nearly a quote from someone who was actually on board for the revision of said verbage.
The arbitrators can pretty much do whatever the hell they want. They have extensive latitude and are not limited or confined to the items specified in the merger policy. Kinda like the Pirate's Code - "it's more just a general guideline."
Hardly. These individuals are all professional arbitrators. They're not going to blow their professional cache by going completely off the ranch and bucking all past precedent. Disabuse yourself of that notion as soon as possible.
Yeah, you're probably right.
They'll probably just look at the most junior captain in EWR and base the whole SLI on THAT!
Longevity being added is a game changer. It won't drive the whole process, but it will make a big difference as compared to what happened at USair.