I would say that the biggest problem with the RLA is that a contract doesn't expire, it becomes amendable, so pilots are not allowed to walk off the job at the stroke of midnight like other labor unions are allowed to do. This alone is the largest advantage the company has over labor, they can drag their feet. Ironically Bruce York of ALPA feels that one of the strengths on the RLA is that contracts don't expire, but become amendable. He is smarter than I am, so take it for what its worth.

All the lobbyists in the world wont convince Congress that its in the best interest of this country to allow pilots to walk of the job at the "stoke of midnight" when their contract expires. Way too disruptive to the masses.

This is a Government that passed a law about how long people can be on a plane without a snack and now they are trying to pass laws on leg room and timely baggage delivery, no way do they agree to any revamp that allows disruption of the masses, and not allowing someone to travel cross country for $49