Originally Posted by
Kellwolf
So, we're 60 days into a 45 day process according to the company. Sounds about right for 9E management. What happens when we're 90 or 120 days into the 45 day process?
I'd love to see it done. It's best for all pilots involved, but what exactly is our picketing doing to de-rail the negotiations? Either there's enough cost savings there for them to see the JCBA through to the end and our picketing will do nothing but let is get some frustrations out of our system, or there's nothing there, 9E management is stringing us along, and our picketing still lets us get some frustrations out. 9E management is certainly not doing this because it's best for the 3 pilot groups. They're getting something out of it, either a delay in integrating XJ/9L and a delay in 9E going back to the NMB and Section 6 or cost savings.
Do you see anything wrong with one MEC trying to circumvent two other MEC's and then bash those MEC's for now showing "unity?"
I understand your points about "what harm could it cause," but I could argue that it causes harm to what is going on when you have divided MEC's during JCBA talks. To this point we are more concerned about the lack of cohesiveness amongst the MEC's than the process of obtaining a JCBA.