Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
If this goes to arbitration, you won't be making an argument against a slotted SLI. The Delta side will need to be making arguments against straight Date of Hire and no fences. The NWA side will be making arguments against a straight mathematical ratio and no fences.
You seem to think that a slotted SLI represents an extreme position, it does not. The two positions mentioned above are the extreme ones, and as such, will be the two sides' positions in arbitration.
Carl
It appears that some NWA guys' modus operandi on this forum has switched from belligerence to passive-aggressiveness.
Old school NWA guys like Carl no longer rant and rave...they just toss in red herrings (yeah, Carl, an arbitrator is going to go with straight DOH) in order to muddy the waters and derail any meaningful suggestions or rational solutions.
Despite the efforts of many calming voices on each side, the disgruntled, irrational old-timers at NWA are doing everything they can to put up roadblocks unless they receive a windfall.
Good luck with that.
In the meantime, the rational folk will be trying to restore pay and get a rational SLI. I would think a 74 captain, for example, would want the same, since he has the most to gain by getting a new contract/SLI squared away as quickly as possible.