Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Are these claims the same as a protocol agreement being reached ?
I think not. When one IS reached, both will announce that. So far, all I've heard is USAPA internal claims of reaching something with itself and not APA. Until the latter occurs, it's all assumptions and one-sided at that.
I agree the APA has NOT said an agreement was reached. And I certainly never said they did. But the APA DID say they were negotiating last week with USAPA. And USAPA also said they were negotiating with the APA.
So if the USAPA negotiating committee was working on a protocol agreement with the APA, why would they present something to the BPR unless they finished? If they had walked out and nothing was reached, there would be nothing to have the BPR vote on. So that leads me to believe an agreement WAS reached with the APA. Now whether the APA APPROVES the agreement, well that's a different story... Shouldn't be too long before we find out I think... At least they are working on it...