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It's a false argument that FA's unionizing will slow down pilot negotiations. There is absolutely no reason for that being so. Pilot negotiations are already at the the slowest of any industry on the planet. I'm sure monkeys could reverse engineer a UFO in less time.

BJ is CHOOSING to keep negotiations at a slow pace. How long did it take BJ to negotiate new engines from P&W? How long did it take to negotiate new airplanes with Airbus? How long did it take to negotiate new interiors? Don't include testing or anything like that... I speak strictly of negotiations.

Remember, pilot contracts are not cosmic stuff. These contracts are almost drag-and-drop. It's not like every airline has vastly different contracts. This is simple transportation sector stuff. They're not designing the Space Shuttle for the first time. All of this can be hashed out in DAYS. So, no one should be content with months, much less years of negotiations.

If BJ says that it is too busy negotiating two contracts, ALPA should make lots of noise to the mediator. BJ has been filibustering for years and taking advantage of the RLA. Mediation has been ineffectual.

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