Thanks for that. Based on what I read, it seems they were in mediation for a little less than a year, before the impasse was declared, and the 30 day cooling period was started.

What is so unique about AS's situation that a similar thing couldn't occur, as opposed to mediation being forced to languish in purgatory by the NMB?

Management seems pretty confident that we won't be released. They must know something we don't...