Originally Posted by
iahflyr
Binding arbitration will take NWA's date of hire, and Delta's relative seniority plans. Then take a dart, throw it somewhere in the middle, and boom...
Delta and Northwest pilots unions have no idea what they are costing themselves (or the entire industry).
Sure they do. But the political angels of each MECs nature whisper to them: "Better a horrible deal blamed on the arbitrator than a semi-horrible deal blamed on us."
Imagine flying with a guy who feels that you, personally, cost him his "rightful" seniority. Tell him that it was for the good of the pilot group as a whole and the good of the industry.
Union officials will work hard for the membership, but won't throw themselves on a grenade.