ITCZ,
you're comments relating to why Eastern pilots didn't get backpay or 400's shows your considerable lack of knowledge on this subject.
WK, my comments about that were glib, and unnecessarily provocative. Apologies for that. You are also right that the -400 decision was not 'proximate' with the EBA, to borrow a lawyer's term. But I won't revise my opinion that the AIPA involvement, the manner in which it was done, was shortsighted, and an error. I thought so back then it and I am not persuaded by hindsight to change my mind now.