Originally Posted by
CLMP
This was about 20 minutes after they said they would have to find a way to give all that excess cash back to shareholders. Yes, first contracts can take 4+ years. But....
1. This is technically not our first contract
2. The NMB will see the pace of negotiations and the company's refusal to agree on even the most basic items. If you extrapolated the progress, it will take another 10 years.
3. MG said he was advised by "his counsel" that it was too early in the process for a release. This was the same counsel that stated that the pilots had no case for the status quo lawsuit and then managed to get their butts handed to them in court.
Exactly, not our first contract. Hello, PWR? Which g4 management disregards in blatant violation of RLA law, i.e. status quo of all previous agreements henceforth. The nmb has witnessed what has taken place with the flight attendants, and our negotiations. It was a lot of wishful thinking. Check out the northwest pilot strike of 1998. More TA’d items and less total time in negotiation, before being released. But, he does cover himself with a few key disclaimer buzzwords; “to the best of my knowledge the nmb has never..”