I haven't seen many Airtran pilots complain. Certainly not Ty or even Lear70, although Lear had the moderator title and then stopped that. I think they think it is interesting to watch. They will be flying with you someday, and this board gives a bit of insight into what they may deal with. What will happen after arbitration? I went through that. It was a shock for some at first, and then they got over it. It was done by an arbitrator, not by other pilots they would fly with. That is why most have gotten over it. Today each pilot group flies with each other, and it isn't bad at all.
But, there are a couple of ways to do it, and the USAir way has proven to be the bad way. They did it with the arbitration first, and then a joint contract. I think that is the way you are doing it, and that may lead to bad feelings if one side holds the award over the others' head (USAir) and doesn't agree to a joint contract. Hopefully you do not do that if you disagree with the ultimate award.
There you go, a civil discussion. You can agree or disagree, but those are the choices. An SLI without an arbitrator won't work, and never really has on a big scale. An outside opinion on what is fair is just that, fair.
Bye Bye---General Lee