Originally Posted by theUpsideDown

No, these guys are out to lunch. Spirit struck a while ago, 2010 if my google fu is good, mesaba was allowed to strike (they elected to be locked in and paid because of a mangement screwup) and that was during Bush years.

The process will be easier with Biden and trump appointing labor friendly NMB board members. But this is the RLA. There is no TV-like drama where you slam your hand on a table and scream "we're going to strike." The closest to a nuke option is, after 2 years of negotiation (no covid) the NMB agrees labor is being reasonable and management is convinced of something mind numbingly stupid like "revenue neutral". Then a 30day countdown (where everyone gets REAL) That concludes with a deal, a strike, or union may continue in good faith negotiations. Both sides of the table are coached up from mediators in an attempt to push the ball forward during mediation

Right now the company isnt posting profits. Business travelers arent back. We need to drag our feet a little and the economy needs to recover.

Its extremely important the pilots understand we have to be professional. Obviously we want a deal, obviously we want a deal with 2019 numbers that dont exist right now. Obviously managment wants to rush through negotiation while they are spinning their wheels finacially. Thus why you see some posters on here who speak like managers take this opportunity to pretend a deal now is better than to wait.

The nmb straddles us, but the nmb is committed to pattern bargaining (slow upward spiral) and not to grand slams.