Originally Posted by symbian simian

That Airway guy only jumped where the arbitrator told him to jump, and so did the AA guy. The SLI has absolutely nothing to do with the pilots. Obviously the respective union reps from both sides will go before the arbitrator and explain why the other group needs to be stapled, that is what they are supposed to do, represent ME. The arbitrator will pretend to listen, and then do whatever he wants, and his ruling is binding. The other guy in the cockpit that used to wear a different shirt? Not his fault if he ended up above or below you. The only thing we can do to improve our QOL is show unity and support ALPA in the fight against management to get a good JCBA.

Originally Posted by DEM1933

You're not really suggesting that a union rep go before the arbitrator and argue that the other pilot group needs to be stapled!
That would be pointless and a waste of time, not to mention destroy unity for the fight for a great JCBA.
Maybe I misunderstood because this,
"The only thing we can do to improve our QOL is show unity and support ALPA in the fight against management to get a good JCBA."
does not jive with stapling one or the other pilot group.

Originally Posted by FahQ2

That’s not was he was suggesting, he was exaggerating to emphasize that union reps for both groups are duty bound to secure the best possible result, so each will argue for an SLI method that suits them most.

Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Or, you can stop trying to fantasize about ways to screw JB pilots out of a fair integration.