Originally Posted by
iPilot
.. Even *if* the union didn’t resist its 9 months of negotiation plus yet another arbitration process that will take well over a year....
Section 1.F.2.b.iii requires the arbitrator to issue the final ruling within 60 days of the start of arbitration, which in turn must start within 30 days of the end of the 9 month negotiating window.
The time line is fixed, and as I recall it was respected by all parties the last time we went down this road. Union starts the clock by presenting the merged list, 9 months of negotiations, 30 days to spin up the arbitrator, 60 days for the arbitrator to do his thing. Done.
This process is designed to be quick, as least by RLA standards.