it does not have to be a long process, even with an airline like allegiant. Management wants it done now and the union wants it done now. The unions stance is the longest this will take is two years from April 2022, and that involves mediation.

The key to dealing with an airline like allegiant that does not follow our current contact are sections 18 and 19. The union and mike urban are very aware of this and that is why 18 and 19 are the sections that have been passed back and forth the most. We have what we want for those sections written and as soon as the company agrees to those a contract will fall into place quickly.

look at United they don’t actually have any of their sections written, it’s an AIP and a TA is expected to be written by lawyers over the next six weeks. If we get 18 and 19 TAd I would expect an AIP for the rest to follow and do the same thing most airlines do. Lock the lawyers in a room for a month and finish the language for the remaining 18 sections under the AIP framework.