This is not inevitable ... neither MEC operated in a vacuum ... BOTH sides are to blame for the lost time and possible gains, PERIOD. Post SLI, post ONE MEC, it will be our actions together that sow the seeds of gains or despair.

L-UAL brought many equities to the table, and amongst them was no protections to your flying in a merger, and 1437 unemployed pilots ... In my humble opinion, these two "equities" are the biggest reasons why we are where we are today, and will be the biggest two drivers in the arbitrators' award.