Will it ever be "resolved"? Come on, you were so confident in January and nothing has has happened yet. What happened to the lawsuit everyone was talking about?
From the exact wording of the "policy" that you posted, it all comes down to if the MEC deemed that they were going into concessionary negotiations or not. Again, if the MEC knew it was going to be concessionary, why did national allow them to continue (all the way to a point of having a TA that was ratified) without the required info. If the MEC did not think they were going into concessionary talks, I see nothing in the wording of the policy that forces national to not sign the CBA.
How exactly does ALPA define "concessionary"? By the nature of the beast, you are negotiating. That means if you want something, you may have to give up something in return. CCAir pilots wanted jets, job security, advancement, and to keep their seniority at their airline. In return they gave up some pay and work rules. What happened to "ALPA allows each MEC to determine its own priorities"(post 62) and "allowed MECs to set their own priorities and goals"(post 71)? I think the CCAir pilots did that but national had other ideas.
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