Originally Posted by
Deafguppy
Mediation is usually a part of the process at some point when things get sticky. We still retain the option to say no to whatever they hammer out or the mediator thinks is “reasonable”.
But don’t confuse that with BINDING ARBITRATION.
Mediation will happen statistically and culturally speaking at UAL. This isn't DL or SWA here.
When it comes down to it, in this environment, pilots have the leverage. We don't have a knife held to our throat like in Bankruptcy or the threat of chaos ensuing during a merger. Could this change with another "black swan" type event? Sure...
Most pilots will probably say they can comfortably operate without a new contract for a few years. We went through a merger and contract negotiations with bankruptcy contracts for another 4-5 years past amendable date depending on which Legacy you hailed from.
Do you think our current management will be in place if they can't get us a contract by 2023?
Scope changes were a Hail Mary at DL and it's a Prayer with United.