Originally Posted by Turbine1

A new reality at AAWW today. The Union lost their case with the Arbitrator to stop the amalgamation of the Southern/Atlas contracts. As that was the stronger case in favor of the Union the fact that was lost anyway means amalgamation is almost certain now. Bottom line, there won’t be anything approaching industry standard pay and work rules here. No vote on any offer will take place now or likely decades for future contracts. Take what very substandard terms the company brings to the table or an Arbitrator will impose it. But hey, you might get to fly a 747 or 777...for sub regional pay and bennies as you wait behind a thousand FO’s to upgrade.