Originally Posted by tailendcharlie

Anyone with an understanding of the history of airline labor relations who paid any attention to repeated statements by AR on the likely timeline
of negotiations is unsurprised. The fact we are relatively early-on in a multi-year process should not be a sudden revelation based on the past weeks’ events.

Wishing this was over, urging the union to play ball, is not going to get the results the majority said they wanted. This will get done when management deems it too painful not to get it done. Probably during a 30-day cooling off period or shortly after. Maybe sooner if a max-exodus really does materialize.