There was also quite a long discussion on our company forum (conveniently inaccessible) in which pilots were requesting the arbiters info so that their lawyers could encourage him to make a decision. Those pilots were told to be patient and told contacting the arbiter wouldn't help or could make things worse. We now know, by the unions own admission, that we weren't waiting on the arbiter at all.

Just like when the TAs were being dissected and discussed (once they were finally released), the pilot group became angry with being lied to so the forum was shut down. There was zero heads up about the cost of the forum being a problem. Call me tinfoil hat crazy if it makes you feel better. I say bring back the forum (intact) to prove me wrong. The BS has to stop.