I'd expect to see a TA as promised, this summer. I'm cool we blew right past the most optimistic "Richard needs a deal" honeymoon period. I'm willing to give the MEC the latitude they gave themselves: a deal this summer. Now that some of the leaves are falling off the trees, I'm taking a close look. I see that negotiations are stalled, we're about to be put on ice, the MEC is fighting amongst themselves, and the majority wants to start educating us on strikes?

I'd call this an inflection point. These guys are about to burn the ships, like Cortez, to take us into the jungle for the foreseeable future. If they do, it won't be because they can't get a deal, but because they're running out on their own process, and their pilots. I also believe that they're lying to us about polling/surveys, and letting politics drive decisions, not the pilot group.

WE own the ships. If anyone is going to light a match, first, I say we vote.

With that being said, I think there's a little latitude left. I see plenty of room to sneak in a solid deal between the respective openers. Weeks are certainly doable; years, not so much. Let's see what these 19 can do.