Originally Posted by
intrepidcv11
Dude lets keep things simple. No CAL/UAL pilot has received the 5% lump sum. We can thank the 3 @rseholes that sued cause everything is still gummed up in legal system. It's there fault not ALPA's. Nobody quietly agreed to withhold a penny from you. There are no sides on this issue. We are all getting hosed. Get informed before triggering another CAL/UAL war.
Dude?, well anyway my understanding is that the former UAL pilots have received 100% of their lump, whereas the former CAL pilots have not - as a result of the agreement to withhold 5% pending any possible lawsuit by what are now the plaintiffs. So yes, I can blame ALPA for such a boneheaded provision in the first place. So, are you claiming the former UAL pilot had 5% withheld also? That is even worse.
Leaving an opening for a lawsuit like that is akin to leaving a steak laying on the back of the couch then blaming the dog that climbed on the furniture for acting like a dog.
In any case, it seems silly to agree to a new agreement when the company is still holding back 5%.