Some more interesting quotes from the recent ruling that give a good insight into the line of thinking amongst the arbitrators. If I was an Eastie I would be pushing the panic button as it's clear the panel saw right through the East BS.

"It is worth noting that the East Pilot group was unhappy with the result of the Nicolau Award, believing that the integrated seniority list was less favorable to them than it was to the West Pilot group. The East Pilots preferred the use of the “date of hire” method of integrating seniority lists and had unsuccessfully sought to have this method adopted at arbitration. After the Nicolau Award was issued, a group of East Pilots established a new union, USAPA, which was set up to block the introduction of the Nicolau Award and to promote the use of “date of hire” for integrated seniority list purposes."

"In October 2012, the District Court in Addington II ruled that the issue was still not ripe for consideration as the parties had not reached an agreement for a single CBA. The court noted that USAPA was free to abandon the Nicolau Award if it so chose, but it went on to hold that USAPA was on “dangerous ground” by seeking to discard the Nicolau Award. In particular, the court found:
“By discarding the result of a valid arbitration and negotiation for a different seniority regime, USAPA is running the risk that it will be sued by disadvantaged pilots when the new collective bargaining agreement is finalized. An impartial arbitrator’s decision regarding an appropriate method of seniority integration is powerful evidence of a fair result. Discarding the Nicolau Award places USAPA on dangerous ground.”