Originally Posted by
KnightNight
I define it as when union days nothings happening and we’ve hit an impasse. The first thing a mediator will assess is what progress is being made and how often are they meeting .
My gut feeling is the union is going through every section with a fine tooth comb trying to find improvements, they aren’t rushing. A mediator doesn’t mean a silver bullet for either side
the boldest text is literally NOT what our own union has stated,
On numerous occasions they have come out and said “far apart” only to then state a week later “progress has been made in some areas”.. but other areas are still “apart”.
At this point, they aren’t going through every section with a fine tooth comb. They have given the company our needs.
Even a week or two ago, our union came out stating the company was looking to keep some sections “as is” (vs improvements) and I also believe the term “concession” was also used a while back [either before Delta ratified their agreement.. or possibly after].
No one said Mediation is a Silver Bullet.
Mediation is the next step IF we don’t have an AIP>TA by 1st quarter results.
If they believe they can keep dragging this along, I fear they are mistaken.
If American and/or SouthWest get an agreement before us.. do we now need to pull ours and re-poll the pilot group? Surveys?
when is-
Enough Enough?
Guess it’s crazy to hear “we should have requested mediation last year” yet then hear.. “but now is not the time”
When?!
That simple question is all (some of us are) I’m asking.