Bolo

Accidently posted twice. Disregard this post!

Dark Knight

According to this 4 under W....

Airline Strikes Under the RLA

only 2 under barry.....

johnso29

Research more. Pre 9-11. Specifically 1998 & 3/01. Who was in office 1993-2001? And then how many we're allowed from 2001-2008?

ATCsaidDoWhat

You're nowhere close. You're in mediation. Mediation would have to end and you'd have be proffered arbitration and one side would have to decline to start a 30 day clock. And that doesn't usually happen until you're really close, but just can't get there.

Or...the mediator could park you indefinately to get people to wake up and act sensible...

Or...the mediator could say you are too far apart, end mediation and put you back to direct bargaining...starting the process all over again...

There are more pieces and nuances, but it isn't worth getting into all that.

Bottom line...all the yakking about strike, release and other things is just that...yakking. The NMB doesn't give a rip about playing favorites with management or labor...they want the deal done. They don't suffer fools well and have very creative ways of making the point.

DrivinTheDash

1998 (NW) and 2001 (Comair) were under 2 different presidents... W took office 1/20/2001, more than 2 months before the Comair strike began.

flyingreasemnky

Umm...did you read the original post before posting that? The mediator just ended mediation. That's the whole point of this thread.

mattanah

That's my question. Did mediation end, or just take an extended break? The "article" doesnt really say. My guess is that the teamsters would refuse arbitration. This company is soooo overdue for a strike.

johnso29

Yup. You're correct. My mistake. However, I stand by original point.

threeighteen

You haven't made one yet...

inside0ut

As stated in another of my posts, I don't think reading comprehension is his strong suit.