Originally Posted by
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When is the last time Congress forced an airline into a contract through law?
How many times has this happened?
What data do you have to backup the statement that best leverage = negotiation/mediation? Where do you get the notion that the "table tilted further towards management"? Do you have any historical precedence for this?
I'm not doubting what you're saying per sey, I just don't accept statements blindly without actual historical precedent. After all, I can't get past various airlines in the past (e.g. Delta) going on strike.
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Holy crap. I hope you're not a legal intern, because you'll never get a job after you graduate from law school.
The executive branch, not the legislative branch, executes the RLA, and is in charge of executing a PEB.