Your error is "moral" vs. "legal". They have no personal legal obligation to tell the west pilots what is in Section 10. That is reserved for USAPA. So the Judge will not allow any testimony about that to influence the decision. What I think the Judge will do is give the seat to the west for MB. That is not a "win" for the west. They still have to present their proposal in a way that gets them what they want. They would be stupid to ask strict NIC. CAL asked for stupid stuff and got their asses handed to them. Look at the UAL/CAL merger and that is what the arbitrators will follow. I think the east will not get most west stapled to the bottom. They will get slotted higher, no fence for WBs. I do not feel it is right to put a new hire next to a 17 year pilot, but honestly US was going to shut down if the merger had not gone through and that is what GN was basing his thoughts on. And by the way the old man is still pretty sharp. I heard him speak a couple of years ago at a legal conference. He is not stupid. However I don't think the east need to fear what the MB arbitrators will do. There will be no "revenge" for not following the NIC. Last thought for tonight, the east attorney put the Hummel testimony in his post trial filing knowing the Judge would not allow it. He will try to use it on appeal if needed.