What would you suggest instead? How would at-will pilots have prevented this? This would not have even gotten to arbitration in the first place because if they were at-will employees, there would be no one to grieve anything to.

APA has their scope issue with Eagle, APA is trying to scope in all jet flying. If you ask me, if any jet is flying at a regional, its a major scope issue. I hope the APA is successful in their negotiations. And ask your SWA buddy what the most contentious section of their contract negotiations are? Hint - they have to do with some airline in Canada and Mexico doing their flying in the future.