Originally Posted by
Southerndog
So JS, if we merge both proposals in mediation where do the pilots end up? ALPA's industry average purposal and Indigo absurd purpose = pilots lose big time. Indigo wants nothing more than to tie this up as long as possible. Indigos offer is nothing more but a stalling tactic. Mediation is like a marriage consular trying to divide up assets to end the fight. I'm sure ALPA is just looking to skip beyond mediation and then not agree to binding arbitration and hurrying to self help. Mediation is not going to achieve the contract we desirve.
Keep in mind that mediation is NOT arbitration. A mediator cannot impose a contract on us. At the end of the process, the pilot group still votes on the results, and I believe there are now very few here willing to settle for a mediocre contract.