Originally Posted by
sailingfun
My understanding of the term "Prevailing Equities" concerns the status quo on what the value of a specific DOH brings to each pilot on each list. I have a lot of friends at NWA. Some hired before and some after me. Even those hired several years ahead of me fly lower paying equipment and don't enjoy the quality of life that I do. One of them the other day asked if I ever fly when I commented on how I never see him. (Yes, I do like 9 to 10 day a month schedules!)
Exactly correct. He could have just said "preserve status quo" but he is a lawyer and why use three words when you can use thirty. Here are some legal definitions:
When two parties want the same thing and the court cannot in good conscience say that one has a better right to the item than the other, the court will leave it where it is.