Originally Posted by
dotslash
Here is what rep told me:
Sep 9
Mediated negotiations continued in Baltimore Wednesday through Friday, and ultimately concluded with no deal reached and no further bargaining dates set by the NMB.
Sep 21
Talks broke off 10 days ago when Spirit failed to recognize the pilots’ need for Scope, LTD,and RIG improvements, and overplayed their hand―by demanding PBS that we told them would be highly unpopular.
Our plan to get a contract is to engage in a campaign of strategic communications targeting both the financial community and the flying public designed to bring the company back to
the table. Further, the SPSC campaign will utilize all lawful opportunities to demonstrate our unity and resolve, with informational picketing and other events planned to take place
this month and in the months to come.
English obviously not 1st language, but I no see survey to get back to table. Also quote #1 looks like nc wants to talk but NMB say NO.
Survey to get back to the table? English or not, you’ll never see one of those. It would be irresponsible of an MEC to survey a pilot group on their desire to return to mediated bargaining. We filed with the NMB to facilitate bargaining; we can’t poll to see if we want to sit home and pout.
Your first highlight bit read like an ALPA email update. “No more dates scheduled after these”. What’s out of the ordinary for that? On two occasions the mediators felt there was ample time in the slots provided to reach agreement (there was). They aren’t going to keep scheduling them out beyond reasonable; you might as well slide a note across the table to the company saying “delay as long as you like—we’ll make more”.
The second highlight was an exerpt from the SPSC, stating a strategy that really didn’t gain any footing, probably due to direction given from the MEC. Didn’t really have anything to do with mediated sessions or the misunderstood, false “icing”.