Originally Posted by Mudhen200

The company came in with "working documents" rather than formal proposals. Under the TPA rules, "working documents" can't be shared with the pilot group or the arbitrator. These documents were designed to make it look like the sky was falling in the industry as well as within the company. The company put a stake in the ground as far away from reality / market based wages as possible. ALPA looked at the fantasy and with nothing else to say or do they called the meeting over in about an hour. The VP of labor at the table representing the company seems to be the problem. He can't find his butt with both hands and a map. I bet we will see Ben or Brad get in the game over the next few weeks and get it done in a timely manor. If not, we will win later through arbitration. Brad's not stupid. He knows he has a loosing hand. He knows what he is going to have to do. We just need to play the game for a little while to get there.