Originally Posted by
likeitis
If you look further you will see that APA had to negotiate the fine to the company through concessions at the bargaining table. So yes they paid with a contract that paid out less then they were hoping to receive.
It’s debatable (at best) that the contract they got was hindered by that ruling. They still had to vote on it. Don’t think there were many pilots who said “well this TA sucks, but since we got sued, I’ll vote yes.” Just like a judge can tell the union they have to tell members to pick up open time consistent with historical numbers, the judge can say they have to negotiate factoring in the judgment. But that doesn’t change what TA/CBA is acceptable to membership.