Originally Posted by
flyinawa
While I certainly don't speak for the West pilots, from my limited perspective the issue was the fact USAPA sold it as 100% seniority neutral and said that in no uncertain terms to the West pilot group face to face. Immediately after it was signed, USAPA then claimed it terminated the Nic completely. That seems a little disingenuous to me but that seems to be SOP for East union representation even before USAPA took over.
It was and remains seniority neutral. The status quo is still the same as it was before the MOU, it is the same in the MOU, and it is the same in the protocol agreement. Nothing about the seniority status quo has changed.