So years of service have no meaning to the west.
The west did not design the list. A neutral arbitrator did. Talk to him.
It may be your opinion, but it's inaccurate to claim that NIC basically declared that the east had no value. He protected the top 517 east WB pilots and then used a ratio that yields 2 out of every 3 seniority slots in favor of the east from the 518th position all the way down to the last active pilot on both east and west lists. If he thought the west pilots brought more value to the merger than the east, it sure doesn't appear to be reflected in the final award. That's the most perplexing aspect of this dispute. NIC certainly didn’t give the east what they asked for, but they came out of the arbitration with a seniority list imbalanced in east's favor and yet it is the east who is complaining about the result. Take a step back and look at the situation objectively and you will have a hard time justifying your comment that NIC somehow unduly harmed the east pilots. He followed the SLI principles and developed a list that protected active pilots’ seats at the PID which was of paramount importance to any fair and equitable process. If he didn't do this, then the list could have been overturned for not the board not following the merger guidelines. The NIC has never been challenged because it meets the pre-determined criteria and is therefore above legal reproach.
So would you be okay with a years of service list?
