Originally Posted by
47dog
No win for POTUS. If we strike he'll loose votes. 30 day "cooling off" actually means intense negotiations. After 30 days I can see him via POTUS order extending for another 30-45 to settle. You'd better believe his people have already called both sides with one message, SOLVE IT.
He stops the strike, he loses labor votes. He allows us to strike and he allows "rich" airline pilots to strike and hurt the economy. He doesn't want to make a decision. He want it settled.
Unfortunately, he has another option, and it's the most likely option right now: the NMB will simply not give an answer until after the election. They aren't required to answer your request within any period of time. They can sit on it for months (or years) if they want to. Nothing in the Act compels them to make a decision in a short period of time.