Originally Posted by
yesto67
concur.
we don’t have actual leverage.
new hires showing up weekly.
pilots trip over each other to pick up open time.
mediation gets us DAL+$1.
time is money and time is not on our side.
we will never be released to strike.
Mediation opens the path toward an eventual strike, which is the ultimate leverage. It's criminal your union has gone this long without filing for mediation.