Originally Posted by wiggy

R, my previous post is based entirely on what I've gathered in passing and was a speculative attempt to reconstruct, in suitably plausible and general terms, the gist of this aspect of the dispute. And, as I said above, I'm not interested in one of your scavenger hunts, or playing the game of "clue". Rub some gray cells together...disabuse me of that general and plausible construct in my previous post. I'll even give you some more material:

Insofar as I don't know the minute details, and in general and plausible terms reflecting my general state of knowledge concerning this aspect of the dispute, I, being a double breasted, gold-braided Delta van admiral with a breathtakingly massive, throbbing, all-encompassing ego surrounded by gossamer-thin, oozing skin, and a penchant for pretending to know more than the principals involved, do hereby speculatively assert:

Indisputable fact #1) A date of constructive notice, freezing status and expectations was established.

Sacrosanct principle #1). Such date was in fact a single date, and not a sliding series of dates, or a time interval whose length could be varied according to the self-interest of the parties involved.

Sacrosanct principle #2). Arbitrator has unbiased, authoritative purview over, and absolute authority as to...the establishment of a DOCN.

-Presumably that date coincided with date of announcement of the merger. If not, DOCN established somewhere between merger announcement date and end of arbitration.

-USAir recalled pilots in the interregnum between DOCN and final arbitrated list.

-USAir and AWA pilots submitted separate lists from which arbitrator constructs final, integrated list.

-USAir list submitted was dated "2007" containing pilots recalled after DOCN.

-Arbitrator constructs integrated list from separate lists submitted, segregating pilots recalled in interregnum between DOCN and date of submission of 2007 USAir list.

-List constructed from 2007 USAir list such that, effectively, USAir list of active pilots as of DOCN was used.

-Had arbitrator used the actual list of active USAir pilots as of DOCN, the list would have looked the same, with pilots recalled after DOCN being added to bottom of list.

-USAir pilots b!tch about aforementioned state of affairs.

-USAir pilots directed to Sacrosanct principles #1) and #2).

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EMBFlyer: "Captain, sir, excuse me but, would you mind if I get a ride to the hotel on your van?"

Capt. (Admiral) Wiggy: "Heck, son, I just solved all your seniority list problems, and now you wanna ride?"

EMBFlyer: "yes sir, and, if I may say so sir, it was a fine job you did straightening us out on that seniority issue"

Capt. Wiggy: "well heck, son, thanks, now that you mention it...you know...we all try to help out our brothers from time to time...Now, let's see here... you don't happen to have your license and medical on you, do you?....Ah, heck, nevermind...sure, hop on in here, son...get back there in the way-back, though, and keep your grimy mitts off my girls."

EMBFlyer: "Oh thank you sir! You Delta pilots are a great bunch of guys, always willing to share a ride"

Capt. Wiggy: "you're welcome, son....And by the way there, you might wanna consider getting a haircut and shining those shoes....you gotta remember, you ain't some little puddle-jumpin pip-squeak prop-pilot anymore...heck son, you're a major airline pilot now, and ya need to look and act like one...you hear me son?"

EMBFlyer: "oh yes sir! You're right, and I'd be happy to do that.....and captain, I just wanna thank you again for straightening our pilot group out...and me too...it's not everyone that would go to that trouble..."

"you're welcome son....I hope you have a couple bucks for the tip, we'll just consider that as fare for the ride..."