Management refuses to negotiate seriously. Even worse, the Federal mediator refuses to do anything about it. He has been asked twice (first by Duane Worth, second by John Prater) to release the pilots into the 30 day cooling-off period and twice denied it with no reasons given. The National Mediation Board is a Republican majority, hence an extension of the President's "no strikes on my watch" policy. We must amend the RLA to give timelines and deadlines and penalties for not meeting them.