Originally Posted by
MikeF16
Sounds like a pretty huge point
. I know the difference between the two but didn't know that we'd only mediate. I assume the reason behind this would be overly company-friendly arbitrators would not give us a fair shake?
Pretty much....Alaska tried arbitration several years ago with pilot-unfriendly results. Arbitrators are judges without a robe - their decisions are final and are extremely hard to appeal, much less overturn. Mediators are more of a warm milk and Oreos group that want the parties to hug and maybe sing some Kumbaya.