Originally Posted by
B757200ER
ALPA/APA cooperation is what ensured the majority of TWA pilots got stapled and furloughed/fired, my friend. Nuetral, binding 3rd-party arbitration would have been more fair and acceptable, but both APA and AA management rejected that---it would have kept more TWA pilots on the property.
According to the arbitrator that was recruited to help craft this integration, neutral 3rd party arbitration would have resulted in pretty much the same exact deal as what we have now. The difference is, nobody could have blamed each other, which would have made it more "fair" since the decision process would have been neutral. But you would have had the same outcome.