Originally Posted by
HacksawDuggan
This is where pilots often make the mistake of comparing Section 6 negotiations with what happens when buying an Astro van at the used car lot. The two are quite different. This is a highly regulated process with mediators, in which actions and proposals are continuously being judged for rationale, reasonableness, effort, etc.
This is where I disagree with you. The definition of mediation is meeting in the middle! I agree with others that we didn't ask for enough. In the mediation process they will compare both porposals and meet in the middle, and we will get SCREWED. What ALPA proposed is the FLOOR of what I am willing to accept. Your crazy if you believe that this is a highly regulated process. You don't have a clue what you are talking about.