Originally Posted by beernutt

I can’t figure out what you’re trying to say, but the little bit I can figure out is that you feel differently about how we got to where we are. That’s cool. We both get an opinion.

I’m not saying the company, or Ed, or his legions of black-hooded minions of Satan or whatever face people want to put on the guys that sit across the table from DALPA are innocent and blameless. There’s plenty of blame to go around. What I am saying, in my opinion, is that the MECs tough-guy approach has precipitated much of this standoff, and the standoff is unlikely to end. I believe the company will proceed, at their own pace, with their plan for cost savings, without engaging the MEC any more than is absolutely necessary. And that is and will be a failure on both sides.

You demand me to ‘propose exactly what we should do’. I can’t say exactly because I don’t know. I do think that, as a general idea, both sides could gain a lot by softening their stance and resuming negotiations. If this brings about mutual gains, it’s a win. Like Michael Corleone said, it’s nothing personal. It’s just business.