CallawayGolf
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The court does not have to tell USAPA what to do or what they should have done. The law requires the CBA to ensure that the status quo is maintained and the court will likely order USAPA to return to status quo conditions or face the consequences of an injunction, possibly with fines. Courts don't tell CBA's how to maintain control over their membership just like they don't tell Management how to run an airline. They simply order them to operate within the law if they have been found guilty of not doing so. I presume this will all be clear in rather short order.Well, there are several communications from USAPA stating just that. What are they supposed to do? Hire private detectives? Covertly grab the culprits and ship them to Gitmo for some water boarding? Hire snipers and have them shot? What?
Now, what should USAPA have done? Well, of course they shouldn't have violated the status quo under the guise of a safety campaign for the purpose of illegitimately gaining negotiating leverage. Furthermore, they should have taken the company's cease and desist demands seriously and stopped the illegal job actions. Then, if certain pilots still did not fall in line with the law, USAPA should have worked cooperatively with Management to determine which flight crews were responsible for the illegal conduct and taken any and all disciplinary steps required, including termination, if the conduct didn't stop. If USAPA had done that, then this would not be a matter before the district judge today. Of course USAPA did nothing to ensure the status quo wasn't violated and time will soon tell what that means to every east pilot, both those who participated in the illegal conduct and those who may not have. Popcorn anyone?