Originally Posted by
DeadHead
Just curious, but does the pilot group get to see the opener once it is presented to the company?
Or are the negotiations held privately between the negotiating committee and management, and then presented to the pilot group for a vote once both sides feel as though they have come to an agreement that could pass a vote?
Forgive the stupid questions, but I have not been through this process before?
Historically, openers have been public but there's nothing in the law that says they have to be, or even that there has to be such a thing as "openers".
The negotiations are private (unless one side or the other decides to make public statements).
http://www.nmb.gov/publicinfo/collbarg2.pdf