Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
You can’t go into a labor dispute a day after a contract becomes amendable and negotiations open. I don’t think there’s any precedent for that, and I don’t think ALPA would take that stance. You have to at least try to negotiate in good faith, then file for mediation if that doesn’t work, then progress into a labor dispute if that doesn’t work. Full disclosure, I don’t know when we are set to open sec 6 negotiations if this passes, and/or the full term of the TA that is to be seen, but I can’t imagine ALPA wouid just go into labor dispute mode right away. And we won’t have the same leverage then as we do now.
Actually, you can begin good faith negotiations anytime before the contract is amendable, but no new agreement would take effect before the amendable date; unless you agree to to it. Clear? Regarding leverage, if the economy is in the dumper, and it's time for a correction, you are correct: we will not have the same leverage as we do now.