Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
There's language at the end of the framework agreement that makes that portion not binding in court. Effectively the company is unlikely to honor that language if they get their way and win the law suit. That law suit is going to be appealed by the loser and is highly unlikely to be resolved until 2018, so real negotiations with a clear definition of leverage won't be likely until very late in 2018 or 2019. What I presented was a worst case scenario unlike a straight up lie about making $100K your first year with a new contract.
So, you and I agree that it will be a while and there are many court scenarios to potentially play out before a new CBA but don't lump me in with those that are telling outright lies.....I am merely pointing out that even if in the worst case scenario as you point out were to come to fruition, an arbitrator will not be able to effectively argue that the "worst of the Atlas" and the "worst of the southern" CBA's would be "industry standard" given the current complexion of our industry. Your worst case scenario is not a likely outcome unless something catastrophic were to cause our economy and consequently our industry to collapse.