Originally Posted by
cactusmike
We were not going to get anything done anyway as long as the East is willing to live under LOA 93 and not negotiate a contract.
Bingo.
From what I can gather from the USAirways financials, large contract gains really aren't in the picture right now, anyway, which combined with this ruling, if not overturned, would put the East pilots in a position to just camp out and wait rather than meaningfully negotiate.
If airline management can drag out negotiations for 5-7 years with a pilot group that WANTS a contract, imagine how long they could drag it out with a pilot group that really didn't WANT a new contract anytime soon if they can't get what they want for seniority issues...
I have a feeling we're going to be here 10 years from now before we're discussing the FINAL outcome of all this. What a cluster*******!