It's unclear whether Eastern will succeed in overturning the arbitrator's decision, made in a long-simmering ``pay parity'' dispute that predates both the carrier's Chapter 11 petition and its 1986 acquisition by Texas Air. All Eastern's previous court efforts to head off the pilots ' demands have failed.
the arbitrator's ruling ``will have any overall material effect on the company's strategic plan''
An Eastern spokesman said he doesn't expect that the arbitrator's ruling ``will have any overall material effect on the company's strategic plan.''
It's unclear whether Eastern will succeed in overturning the arbitrator's decision, made in a long-simmering ``pay parity'' dispute that predates both the carrier's Chapter 11 petition and its 1986 acquisition by Texas Air. All Eastern's previous court efforts to head off the pilots ' demands have failed.</s>An Eastern spokesman said he doesn't expect that the arbitrator's ruling ``will have any overall material effect on the company's strategic plan.''</s>the arbitrator's ruling ``will have any overall material effect on the company's strategic plan''