CAL was represented by CAL pilots, who were clearly outclassed by their UAL counterparts. That's how it works....each side is represented by their respective pilots.

The CAL side was given the same amount of money as the UAL side from ALPA national to keep it fair. They picked a lawyer who always disregards merger policy in his deliberations.....and subsequently LOSES every time. That's CAL's fault.

It also hurt that the idiot CAL leadership brought in Brucia. He fought hard to have longevity included in the merger policy, then suddenly decided he didn't want it for THIS merger!

The arbitrators saw right through that!

You can't make stupid arguments with a moron lawyer and then cry foul when your plan to staple 3,000 LUAL pilots (including some active Captains) falls apart.

The SLI will never be changed.