Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy

Selcall,

That is complete BS. If your pilot group is so shallow and distrustful that they think an outside party can develop a better, fairer integration methodology than the three(?) elected pilot members of a merger committee, then I feel sorry for you and your group. I'm convinced you'd rather the arbitrator give you a nickel, than your negotiators negotiate to receive a dime, because you are implying, by very definition, if they negotiate a solution, it will be looked at as worse than what the arbitrators would give.

BTW, that's the EXACT same philosophy that drove the train wreck at USAir.

All I can say is I hope you are wrong.

PG