Originally Posted by Wiskey Driver

Econ only. This is not section 6 negotiation which would be required to open up sections of the current contract. This is why it is so damned important to NOT give up items in work rules. Now make no mistake, the dollar amount that the company is offering is pretty good but when weighed against the work rule changes the company wants its awful.

The arbitration route is not a win for pilots but its also not a win for management by any means and in fact its worse for management in the long run. The reason I say that is this, section 6 negotiations open in 18 and the memory of the company trying to really stick it up the rear of the pilots will play long and hard against them during that time. It is sure to be an interesting first couple of weeks of 2015 that much is a given.

WD at AWA