Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Not sure what your point is. Are you in favor of a union, or opposed, or not even talking about that all?
SKW is not going to win a lawsuit based on confusion as to how the RLA applies to non-union airlines. RLA amends certain federal labor laws that apply to unionized workforces.
An informal CBA (like SAPA has) actually has some slight advantages. Unlike a union CBA, it cannot give away individual rights to protection under routine labor law (like union CBAs which for example can allow less-than-minimum wage for duty time, and limit employee lawsuits). But it's still an enforceable legal contract like any other business agreement between various parties.
Lawsuits are expensive. Ask DD about that. Most people cannot cash flow a lawsuit against a billion dollar company as DD was able to. I don't see that as a positive at all. Also, the vast majority of labor laws, both state and federal, cannot be circumvented by a CBA. Lastly, what you have is not a contract since the final arbiter of its interpretation is never left to a neutral third party. You only have the protections of labor laws on your side. Ask the JetBlue pilots about that.