Originally Posted by
1stCivDivPilot
Yes, but the pilot group changes with elections and has a short memory as the pilot group moves to greener pastures. The company not so much. The arbitor naturally has much more concern for keeping the company happy. If he didn't, he wouldn't have refused to make a decision and wouldn't have directed us back to the negotiating table 3 times after the same negotiations that failed in the first place.
Um, you should figure out how long our current CA Reps and MEC Chair have been with the company.
I'll give you a hint: it's far longer than our CEO, DO, and perhaps VP of Flight Ops.
Consider as well the institutional knowledge at National as well. I guarantee you that someone in Herndon knows the score on all the arbitrators.