Originally Posted by
Oldfreightdawg
That's funny; I thought APA was waiting to see what happens at UAL (LOL). . .
So now we are basically starting from square one (last fall), and to date we have made significant progress. But we still have a long way to go (read that 18 to 24 months).
"No you go first . . . no you . . . no you"
Not sure if you're still hangin' around this thread as I haven't checked the forum in a couple weeks, but:
Can you tell me what gives you the 18-24 month sense?
Past negotiation patterns, rules, NMB comments, or something else.
Boy I really hope not 'cuz it'd be nice to have a new contract this year rather than 2013, and I like to think that given that the NMB board has new members appointed by Obama, labor may have a slightly more sympathetic ear at the table than APA did at the start of their negotiations.
Thanks for all the good info guys,
Joe