Comair Strike? Negative! For now!
A federal bankruptcy judge in New York has ordered an eight day cooling-off period between Comair and its pilots' union.
The judge was expected to issue a ruling as to whether or not the pilots could strike on Friday, but his newest ruling negates the previous timetable.
Comair was already granted permission to void its current deal with the pilots' union because of the ongoing bankruptcy with parent-company Delta Air Lines.
Thursday's order means management will not impose new wage and working conditions on the pilots.
Members of the Air Line Pilots Association staffed their strike preparedness center in Erlanger as members called in from across the country to keep up-to-date on the news.
The judge's order means there will be no strike- at least for now.
All along, Comair pilots have said they don't want to strike, but would if it became necessary.
The new deadline is 11:59 p.m. on February 9--a week from Friday.
Negotiations will likely continue until that time.
Meanwhile, pilots have planned informational picketing at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport on Friday afternoon, beginning at 2 p.m. Kate Marx, a representative for Comair, says that the company will comply with the judge's request.
Another week of ground school........yeah!!!!