Originally Posted by GrapeNuts

As I said yesterday, arbitrators understand the big picture and look at each situation objectively. Each party to the upcoming arbitration has their biased views/ opinions on how the SLI should be constructed, but objectivity usually rules in the end. Nicolau, Bloch, Eischen, they all get it. And that is where the undeniable strength rests with the west case because the Nicolau list is simply a product of a fair process and all the west is advocating for is for that product be used. To argue that discounting the Nicolau arbitration is proper because it would benefit a particular side more by not using it (as EF stated yesterday in his post) or because the east pilots think it was unfair (announced numerous times by R57 and his crew of third listers looking for a spot above the AWA pilots) is not going to cut it with Eischen (my opinion). The east and EF side will have to come up with some sort of technicality to disqualify Nicolau and so far we haven't heard anything of substance from George Nicolau haters. If the west gets a seat, I predict the east/ west list will be Nicolau.