From the NC email 9/16: “We will give your representatives on the MEC a more detailed update next week; and when the time is appropriate, the MEC will re-convene to make sure pilot goals and priorities have been met before agreeing to a tentative agreement.”
Sounds like this meeting was in the works and is another cross-check to make sure that things are on the right track.
Optimistic that something comes out sooner rather than later, but I’d much rather wait and have it done right.