Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
Ok, got this tonight from sUAL & Heppner. Wonder which one is true?
"Despite rumors to the contrary, there is no Tentative Agreement (TA) to announce at this time. While the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) remains close to completion, there still remain several Letters of Agreement (LOAs) and a Letter of Implementation that outlines the order of implementing various Sections and provisions of the JCBA. This order of implementation is IT and event dependent. The UAL and CAL MECs will soon begin their contract education period, dubbed Ground School, which will occur before MEC votes on the contract take place. The Ground School may take seven to 10 days to complete. Every effort is being made to expedite the process. The TA will not be released outside of the MECs until the MEC vote is completed, per National Mediation Board direction."
Both are probably true. LECs probably have what the line pilot considers the 600+ page contract (TA) that, if passed, we will work under for years. The MEC Chairs have been defining a TA as the contract--plus LOA(s) and $400m dispersal, which aren't done, so it is accurate for them to say there's no TA. Heppner says as much in this blastmail when he says "there still remain several Letters of Agreement (LOAs) and a Letter of Implementation" to complete. I notice that he doesn't say that putting words to the the AIP is still remaining or that work on xyz section is still remaining, as they've been saying in every communication since August. This would lead me to believe the writing of the contract is done and the reps are starting their "ground school."