Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
The NMB is not involved from the start, so you don't have to worry about losing them from the start. They're only involved at the end of the normal process when one or more parties seek the NMB.
Carl
Not always true. Some processes actually spell out NMB " intervention" well before the "end" of the normal process. Just like we have negotiated opening section six negotiations 6 months prior to the amendable date we may have spelled out time lines for NMB mediated sessions.