Originally Posted by
Bum Hands
That is utter bs. Expected is not the same as "forced". No part of the contract was breached when guys decided it was time to stop helping the company and working on their days off if the company did not want to "help" us by paying an industry standard wage.
I would suggest you actually read prior 'Status Quo' rulings for both Delta and American. IIRC, Delta's ruling against their pilots was ~2004 and American's was ~2009.
Status Quo, as interpreted by the courts, was a sudden drop in overtime hours. Along those same lines, a sudden increase in aircraft write-ups also violates the Status Quo during contract negotiations.
Like it or not, if you flew 90 hrs/mo before contract negotiations and you're now flying 70 hrs/mo, the court is going to find against you because you've violated the Status Quo. Read the prior rulings.