Originally Posted by
Jaded N Cynical
Will it change the American seniority list? No.
Will the TWA pilots be made whole?.....doubt it. I'm guessing they will be lucky to see 10 cents on the dollar by the time it reaches their hands.
My whole point is rarely if ever does a lawsuit change a federally arbitrated, "agreed to" binding agreement. While many will point to USAirways as an example of proving this wrong, that simply isn't true. The hold up is one side refuses to negotiate so the list will not see the light of day. The SLI will follow the USAirways pilots, even into the merger with AA. There will not be a do over because one side disagrees.
The TWA pilots have not gotten a penny and they can't even come up with a coherent theory of damages. This is 12 years after the integration and they still can't figure it out. They have only temporarily won a verdict that says at least one pilot was damaged by one dollar. Wait until they hear the testimony that American was going to shut them down if they did not change their scope clause. What are their damages then?
Some jury also awarded a lady $20 million for spilling coffee but she never got that money. It's not over until it's over.