Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
It will certainly never happen with your belief that's for damn sure. What I'd like to know is how could a new guy like you come to Delta with this belief? Where did you learn that level of resignation?
It's not resignation, it's sincere doubt that any mutually agreed-upon arbitrator would approve a drastic non-monetary remedy. This doubt was probably "learned" while working for a profitable Alaska Air Group (at QX) where a supposedly neutral arbitrator cut the AS pilots' pay 29% by throwing out the SWA 737 rates as an invalid comparison. If you can provide some valid counterexamples perhaps my doubt will be eased.
The idea that an arbitrator will only allow money settlements is simply not true. The cancellation of the JV or the forced increase of EASK's by Delta was absolutely a possible remedy...but we'd have to plea for that remedy during the arbitration.
Well, that's why I asked the question, I wasn't aware of any history of a system board using such a remedy for a scope violation. If they have, that's great news. Perhaps you could point me to an example?