Then you might be 9 short.

As of January 2012, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there are 10 pilot groups in mediation. (EIA, AA, GLA, USA, AWE, PIED, CAL, UAL, NAC, PSA) With a total of 110 cases currently under mediation and only 12 mediators, with 50 weeks available/year each. That's 600 weeks of mediation split among 110 cases (they do railroads too). Yeah, that sounds good, less than 6 weeks a year of mediation. No wonder it's a quagmire.

Duration of␣recent Section 6 Negotiations
Airtran – 7 Years
America West␣– 6 Years**
American – 6 Years**
Continental – 4 Years**
United␣– 3 Years**
US␣Airways – 3 Years**
** Still in negotiations

What facts do you have? Not rhetoric, but facts.