You're not listening. Yes there would be additional political pressure on the NMB to not release Delta pilots to strike when compared directly to Spirit, but that's not the point. The point is ALPA/DALPA/tsquare saying the NMB is now a barrier to striking and using APA as your "proof." It's simply not true. The NMB doesn't operate that way.

If you make strategic mistakes in the process, then yes, the NMB won't budge in their process. If you do things correctly, the NMB will release you to strike. The fact that ALPA is using the NMB as the excuse to never be able to strike again is the salient point in this discussion. Why a union would actively be looking for excuses as to why they can longer strike is THE point regarding Mr. Moak's ALPA.

Carl