Originally Posted by
Larry in TN
That is not how contracts under the RLA work.
The parties do not negotiate the final language, they negotiate concepts. Detailed notes are taken regarding what the parties intend. This is the agreement-in-principle (AIP). After the AIP is reached on all sections, the parties draft language to reflect the AIP. They attempt to draft language that perfectly replicates the AIP but that isn't always the result.
When something unanticipated comes up, and both parties agree as to what the intend of a section was, there is no need to revise the actual wording. If the parties do not agree, the minutes of the negotiations, documents, etc. are referenced and, if necessary, arbitrated to determine how the concepts from the AIP should apply.
I don’t think it’s really up to interpretation—I kept glancing over the the “The Temporary Provisions of this Agreement shall terminate on the earliest of the following” underneath T.
Although I still think some of those temporary provisions are still effective why ugh does make me scratch my head.