Agreed. The JCBA comes first (probably this fall) and then the SLI (arbitration award probably next summer) and so in reality decertifying APA at that point wouldn't nullify the SLI award. I was speaking of a parallel similarity of mimicking what occurred in the Nic arbitration, i.e., 'it would be like", if AA pilots COULD do that.

USAPA will soon be vaporized and then can not legally participate in the SLI arbitration and so there would be little point in subverting the SLI. If anything, I think the only options for those that disagree with whatever result the SLI arbitration produces is to sue APA for DFR and then it would have to be a valid argument that they failed to properly represent a particular sub group based on what their position on that sub group was. McCaskill-Bond requires a "fair and equitable" integration with no windfalls, but that is subjective. The other concept of meeting various "career expectations" seems more easy to quantify and thus both concepts will be in play. As for Nic/No Nic, I think APA will allow it for consideration, but take a neutral stance on its ultimate inclusion. I have no idea what the arbitrators will do, but if I were a betting man, I'd bet against the Nic being used in its pure form.