Originally Posted by McFlyPHL

Thanks for clarifying, Jim. In this case, wasn't the arbitration decided by ALPA pilots from other airlines? (CO and UA, maybe?) In any event, it seems like East went "all-in" and lost.

Seems our complaint isn't whether the pilots have a legitimate beef over the ruling, but rather their decision to take it out on two groups (company and passengers) who had nothing to do with and and have no ability to change it.

Facing that reality, what do they expect as an outcome? An angry mob? Personally, I wouldn't want the "mob" from the ramp coming after me...