Originally Posted by
aa73
Correct... and thus my statement that the posturing between both unions is pretty much worthless. I don't see any "land grab" statements by APA, and usapa seems to be in quit a big hurry to do the SLI. In the end we need to allow the full process to run its course, and that's going to include plenty of posturing between both sides. Just the nature of the beast.
Edit: I was answering R57's post, not texaspilot.
Aa73,
Have you read Judge Silver's ruling in Addington II? The APA is leaning it pretty heavily, would you agree? We'll here is a note from the transcript:
"The parties have not explained how the process contemplated by the MOU could
ever take effect. The MOU contemplates the need for arbitration but also requires the post- merger carrier remain neutral. Under the Court’s reading of McCaskill-Bond, there will be no need for arbitration because, based on explicit language in the MOU, prior to the arbitration, there will have been an election and there will be only one certified representative for all pilots. Simply put, with the carrier having promised neutrality, there will not be two parties to go to arbitration."
See why we might worry? Fly likes to claim that the MOU is clear, but a federal judge had problems with it.