L-UAL MEC Update (Sept 1, 2012)
This gag order is not a judicially ordered mandate nor is it punishable in court. It is a request of the NMB who continues to be responsible for our JCBA until it is ratified. We require their assistance to bring this to a Tentative Agreement for our MECs and Pilots to consider. Whether it is to seek a release, force the parties to the table, establish parameters for negotiations, or whatever, not following their requests would have consequences. Remember, the NMB put APA (American Pilots) on ice for years. Violating the gag order may satisfy pilots’ curiosity about what has been agreed to so far, but at great risk to achieving a complete Tentative Agreement. Remember, it is not a deal until it is a deal. A gag order is nothing nefarious – it is about not negotiating in public. We will respect it.
(For the full post from except above, see page 2 from "Stalled AIP" Thread)