Originally Posted by
Sniper
I don't see why an airtight no-furlough clause (no furloughs until all aircraft not flown by US mainline seniority list pilots are gone), huge fences, and pay based on longevity wouldn't pass. While you can't throw out the Nic award, you can mitigate its effects, certainly.
Sounds like bad faith bargaining to me. Imposing fences that aren't contained in the Nicolau award is the same as not supporting the Nicolau award. The judge has maintained jurisdiction and I'm sure he won't hesitate to slap down any attempts to deny the west their seniority rights. Creating fences that were not a part of the Nicolau award would in fact deny west pilots their seniority rights.
You might try for a longevity based pay scheme, but I doubt that senior east pilots would accept the pay cut, and I'm fairly certain that the west pilots wont go for it either.
At the end of the day the Nicolau award will be implemented in total, with or without a JCBA.
It's time to accept that final and binding means final and binding and move on.