Originally Posted by Bluedriver

I disagree, the arbitrator can't just disregard black and white contract language. The scope says what it says. The company can't codeshare focus city to focus city or focus city to international. This isn't subject to interpretation, it's black and white. He can and in the absence of a negotiated agreement likely would issue a decision requiring them to stop the parts of the NEA that clearly violate the agreement. That doesn't kill the whole NEA, only parts of it.

I still believe the company knows/knew it would have to come to an agreement with JBALPA but wanted to get the NEA started ASAP and wanted to show strength to temper pilot expectations.

I guess we will all know sooner or a little later.