Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The company offers something of value for bringing the aircraft online. Say a 14 hour long call. The union has to decide if taking the long call verses possibly losing the arbitration and getting nothing is a smart move. As I mentioned a arbitrator might provide discreet guidance which way he is leaning to try and force a settlement.
The only thing we have to exchange is scope and that isn't for sale. We either win or lose, there is no middle ground on this one. If it were anything besides scope, we could discuss middle ground.