Originally Posted by
sailingfun
We were actually in the cooling off period. It should be noted however that management did not oppose the release after George Bush publicly stated there would be no airline strikes on his watch. The negotiating climate had changed dramatically against us with losses at Delta mounting. We essentially caved to managements last offer prior to release. We had been 1.7 billion apart.
GW doesnt have that control and if so how did mesaba get released in 05. If management hadnt completely boned the dog we would have walked out rather than management settling in 3 days with another couple for lawyer language. Politicians sometimes just say things to get the base excited,