Originally Posted by jayray2

Just to be clear, which method was XJ proposing? I'm trying to think about this deal as unemotionally and as impartial as possible and I can't come up with a scenario where a staple would be fair and equitable in any manner whatsoever. Any form of DOH or relative or a mix, yes you could make a case, but one of the pilot groups proposed a staple? I hope it wasn't the pilots representing me, if I was the arbitrator and someone proposed a staple I would probably end up stapling that group to the bottom (and I fully expect this guy to penalize the group proposing a staple). How could you keep a straight face in the negotiations proposing something like that?