Not mine. Picked this off another board. Worth reading I think. Arbitration will not be our friend on a lot of these items.

" 'I'm guessing that we won't get a very good counter from AA. So, what can we expect in arbitration? Being "cost nuetral", here is what I expect:

* AA asks for 2 hour hard reserve report. Cost nuetral? YES. Industry standard? YES. Arbitrator? YES.

* AA asks for 20 minute hard call back. Cost nuetral? YES. Industry standard? YES. Arbitrator? YES.

* AA asks for overnight sims. Cost nuetral? YES. Industry standard? YES. Arbitrator? YES.

* APA asks for LOS. Cost nuetral? NO. next...

* APA asks for money/hotel improvements/5:20 day/etc. Cost nuetral? NO. Arbitrator? "How are you going to pay for it?"

We may lose all of these things and more, but at least in 2016 we'll get a raise to make less than Delta."