Neither of the last TWO major airlines got a "split" proposal.

In US/AWA, US asked for DOH. AWA asked for Status and Category. The arbitrators picked Status and Category.

In DAL/NWA, NWA asked for DOH. DAL asked for Status and Category. The arbitrators picked Status and Category.

Post both of these, Longevity was added.

So it makes sense to just put EQUAL WEIGHT to these, which was the UAL proposal

So the idea of a goal post, extreme proposal, and meeting in the middle, aren't relevant. That's not what the past arbitrators did.

They just picked a WINNER and in this case, there is NO WAY the CAL proposal will get picked.

It will be the UAL proposal. It SIGNIFICANTLY analyzed both short and long term and is fair and equitable and follows policy.

If you think the arbitrators will "meet in the middle" so that the CAL side can feel like they won or got something out of it, you are sorely mistaken.

The BEST THING that the UAL pilots could have hoped for was a ridiculous proposal from the CAL side, and that's EXACTLY what they delivered.