Originally Posted by Chuck Essential

Actually, not stalling at all.

Contract Awareness Bulletins were being prepared at that time to inform all of the pilots at the same time. They were distributed on July 14 and 27. He was spot on accurate and completely truthful. But some folks only like to hear only what they want to hear.

The vote was concluded on July 14th, the deal was done before the TA. Why did it take so long again?

In your zeal to deride every misguided effort by ALPA on your behalf, you are missing the underlying truth and the self-evident point that something as simple as agreeing on a pay rate that had been already previously agreed to by both parties, when? the new negotiators were directed by the ego and emotions of the newly established MEC majority and they were sent in to up the ante and retreat from the previously agreed position. Because it was a terrible position. They were elected to do so. Playing lets make a deal is different from playing lets make a good deal for the pilots. Just resign your seniority number if you want to be a manager.

The result was a negotiations stalemate . . . which some could see as stalling. (Is any of this sounding familiar?) ...or defending

Fortunately, yup fortunately we have language that doesn't allow it to be parked the PWA provided a process which resulted in the June arbitration hearing. We will know where the dot is when the (single) arbitrator provides his ruling.