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.