Originally Posted by sailingfun

I would spend a bit of time understanding how we do negotiate.

Done it.

You might be surprised that we do have professionals involved in every step of the process.

Define every step.

There are no table negotiations like some seem to think. Positions are exchanged on paper. Meetings are held only to clarify positions.

Professionals put together our positions.

Clarify professionals. Are we talking about ALPA staff lawyers?

Pilot guidance is however critical to the process since so much of how we do our job is unique to this profession.

True. Yet, easily communicated to a professional negotiation team.

Try and explain how critical a seniority number is to a non airline person and you will get a basic understanding.

Really?