I understand exactly what is taking place here, but as someone who was in the union at UPS, was the president of my local chapter, and also filed a grievance that was settled for money against a university, I think you might misunderstand how these work. View the contract as the laws. The league as the police/prosecutor, and the arbitrator is very much like the judge. You assume that simple because the league is "pressing charges, " so to soak, that there will automatically be "Conviction." This is where I believe you are very mistaken. Go watch the video i posted of Mike dorp discussing, what is essentially a legal proceeding. It is easily the best information i have seen on this new process and might open your eyes a little.