Originally Posted by captnate702

terminating negotiations during section 6 is not something that should be done flippantly. i hope AR knows what he's doing and at least consulted with somebody who knows how the NMB thinks before he refuses to negotiate.

i would think AR would want to take the high road, show the NMB how unreasonable management is as opposed to getting into a tit for tat with them. we should be seen as the professional party - unfortunately the teamsters don't necessarily have that reputation as a professional buttoned up pilots union. maybe the NMB doesn't care at all about all this, what do i know. but i hope AR talks to somebody who is plugged in with the NMB and how they think about this stuff before he does something as drastic as refusing to meet for seciton 6 negotiations.