So we have a bet? No bump-flush?
That's not at all what was said.
-The east merger committee tried to negotiate with the west. They couldn't come to an agreement-few thought we would be able to with our LOS/seniority difference.
-We went to arbitration where we proposed a LOS integration, with some protections for the west. Your side proposed an absurd ratio that would put over 900 pilots that were active on May 19.2005 below save-a-Dave.
-The east didn't modify their proposal at all, the west very little.
-Nic made his award
-The east didn't like it and said they would do whatever they could to prevent it's implementation and noted to EVERYONE that the TA had no required timeline for completion and without it's completion the Nicolau award could not be used.
-I don't know exactly what happened at WYE river, but have been told by a guy that was there that they tried to come up with a solution for everyone-it failed. ALPA tried to tell you of the dangers going forward to your group. You didn't listen, but whined when they came true.
-ALPA and it's east component wanted nothing to do with USAPA.
-Years later there is no DOH nor Nic. But, over the years the east pilots have continued to move forward, while the west has stagnated. Our new hires are in much better places than many of your 10 year F/Os. You have had fewer captain upgrades since 2007 than we have had in just a couple months bids. The Nic fight was over our attrition, and no matter what happens going forward, we captured a larger part of it.
-I cannot ever remember a bump-flush SLI
-The MOU abandoned a DOH east/west SLI AND the Nicolau award. You won a small victory there, but as usual, it's not enough.
-Our power player helped write MB. You are going to have to argue to the arbitration panel that they agreement you ratified was wrong and that the federal judge that you went to was wrong. Good luck with that. I'm not sure why USAPA would worry about it.
So, your history paper receives a D-, but you have been corrected. You are dismissed, go play in the sand and cacti.