We got a much improved IA process and substantial PWA improvements with much stronger language than was in the previous settlements. The return of sick verification will take a much longer time than the previous settlement would have implied, for example.

A lot of people don’t understand how these arbitrations work. You can have a perfect case presented by excellent attorneys backed by clear language and still lose. You can have an awful case not backed up by any language at all and still win. Arbitrators always try to give wins to both sides so that they can keep their employment - either side can strike them off the list. That results in some weird decisions. Welcome to the Railway Labor Act.

Getting all of this codified without any risk of arbitration is a big win.