Originally Posted by NavyCal

I'm not sure who "the boys" are, but I share your sentiments exactly. I want the award to be as fair and equitable as possible.

This may sound a little crazy, but I really don't think the representation will make much of a difference in the end. Someone on here - I think maybe it was Sunvox - attended some of the hearings and got the impression the whole thing was Kabuki theater. Just going through the motions even though it's essentially already decided.

To piggyback on that I'd say that ALPA's first instinct is self-preservation. It won't allow an ISL to be published that pi$$es off the larger pilot group; that would mean the end of ALPA at United. They learned their lesson with the Nicolau Award and what happened at US Airways.

Regardless of what happens, I agree that I'd much rather lose a few percentage points in seniority than spend the next 20 years with guys who think I stole from them. Hopefully most pilots on both sides agree with that.