Originally Posted by
AJ Crowley
That is funny! It looks like you didn't read the actual arbitration award. Specifically the part were the arbitrators point out that the awarded pay rate below our peers was due to the Alaska pilot group's history of accepting 80% of what our peers accept going back to the 90s.
The actual figure was 92% of like equipment (727/MD-80) in exchange for the secret no strike letter. Because of that agreement, pay was never negotiated until the -900 came along.