Another eastie rebel without a clue!!
The West couldn't care less what you, usapa, Sleezham, Cleary, the 9th, or any other player save one thinks of our legal team.
The company is scared shiiitless, and that is all that matters. The company can deal with the idiots at usapa for years to come, but Polsinelli Shughart is the hammer the West pilots hold over LCC's head. Why do you think the company filed the DJ? I won't be cryptic on this, I will straight up tell you.
The company filed the DJ, because the West has them by the short hairs if they touch the Nicolau award. The east's legal advice has been sooo lacking from day one, that the east is stupid enough to actually believe it can get out of binding arbitration. The company is perfectly content to keep you on LOA93 and the West on contract 2004 for the duration of you DOH pipedream. But since the 9th ruled, usapa thinks they have a free pass to force the company to contract breach. Ain't going to happen, but since we are in NMB mediation, there is a risk that the mediator will release. Unlikely, but still there is that risk. So, the company goes to court, gets a judgement that says they are liable if they deviate from the Nic, take it to the mediator, and the mediator will never release usapa over section 22 and/or usapa will never put out a TA with the Nic in it for a vote. So, we all stay in a company forced status quo, usapa is happy to maintain seperate ops on LOA93, the company is happy to retain their huge pilot wage concessions and industry advantage.
I would venture to say that the company has the best legal team of the three players involved. They are a step ahead of the West and furlongs in front of Sleezham. However, the West will not be changing legal teams any time soon.