Originally Posted by
ohboyeightyone
can someone explain this in laments terms please...im not sure of all the accronyms =)
"As you know, we are working on an expedited timeframe which commenced this week in our first meeting with management in Atlanta , GA. This expedited timeframe, as currently outlined, calls for negotiations to be completed by November 15, 2010......With respect to the JCBA, if we reach a TA with management, pending approval from all three MECs, it will be sent to the pilot groups for ratification. Should the JCBA negotiations not prove fruitful, the PCL and CJC pilots will return to their Section 6 and Section 2 status respectively, and the MSA agreement will continue in its current form."
thanks
JCBA = Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (the combined contract)
TA = Tentative Agreement (when the negotiating committee reaches a deal with management but it has not been ratified by the MEC and pilots)
MEC = Master Executive Council (the ruling body of the airline's union)
PCL = Pinnacle
CJC = Colgan
MSA = Mesaba
Is that what you were looking for?