From a recent MEC publication:

Do you anticipate a change in mood @ NKS relations?
The relationship between the MEC and Spirit management has been, and will continue to be professional, businesslike and cordial. The Status Reps all have good working relationships with their respective Base Chief Pilots and the System Chief Pilot. The MEC Chairman and COO John Bendoraitis have a history of open and productive dialogue. Furthermore, ever since Spirit hired an in-house Labor Relations Counsel near the end of 2015 we have had great success in resolving disputes without an arbitrator's involvement. Having said that, we know that we will still have disputes with management. All properties do. How those disputes are handled is where the rubber meets the road. We are cautiously optimistic that our relationship with management will continue to improve, as it has for the past two years.



Was this author the same "expert" that calculated a 12M savings per year from wholesale work rule concessions?