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Can you explain this please?
It accomplished multiple things............list them please
Re-read the post. I listed 3 things.
It will move the JCBA process ahead....how so?
What movement will it generate? backwards forwards and why.
We will very publicly state that this merger is NOT going well and the the pilot group is NOT happy with the progress of the negotiations and is PREPARED TO STRIKE. That is exactly the message sent by asking for a release from the NMB. To date, we have not sent that message. The primary audiences are the financial community, politicians, and the employees of UAL.
BTW. Why do you think the CAL MEC NC Chair Mark Adams resigned a while back? Was there some silly stuff going on back then that led to this? What exactly was going on behind the scenes that accomplished multiple things, sped the process ahead, and generated all that movement?
I don't know why your committee members do what they do.... Please enlighten me on this subject, you clearly have something to say.
I submit it did not accomplished multiple "positive" things, it will put a stranglehold on the JCBA process, and it generated negative/backwards movement.
The JCBA process, at this point, is COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR CONTROL! The company has a long term plan that they've been executing and they plan to give us a JCBA AS LATE AS POSSIBLE. We need to change their calculus (without a job action!). I'd be interested to hear how you think this will 'stranglehold' the JCBA or move it backwards...
This is the case because of the recent LC communications from CAL MEC reps to their constituents directly, and as evidenced by the calling of a special MEC meeting in IAH to discuss what to do about it. They didn't need to call a special MEC meeting to clap their hands at UAL MEC's comments. The CAL MEC could have written a nice follow on speach and published it and/or released a press release in full support of UAL MEC's new "direction." I wonder why they chose to call that speicial meeting.....not to spend money and order more Johny's Pizza. The Pizza is good, but not that good.
No doubt. The problem is that your MEC and MC's strategy has been to pursue every possible advantage in the SLI. This will definitely result in a change to that strategy. They no longer have a UAL pilot group that will sit quietly and watch our careers be threatened by your MEC and MC's actions. This strategy being unveiled by the UAL MEC is one that will advance ALL of our interests.