Not quite true. LCC East wanted whatever method that would net them DOH. When the arbitration didn't give them what they wanted, they threatened ALPA. When that wasn't doing the job, they formed their own union believing they could just cram DOH down the America West pilots' throats. I guess they weren't anticipating the fierce resistance or the subsequent a$$ kicking they got in federal court. So, there was a lot more scheming going on over at the East than just a haphazard "surprise! Arbitration didn't quite work....now what?" They had it planned all along, but they never thought any of it all the way through. Now the reality is that JBLU E190 captains with 10 years make more than an A320 captain with 30 years.