This is why. I am getting really sick of these aholes
Mediated negotiations resumed today at the National Mediation Board offices in Washington, D.C.
The two parties met with NMB Mediator Jack Kane.
Present for the Association were your full Negotiating Committee, MEC Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Scheduling Committee Chairman, Communications Committee Chairman, ALPA attorneys and an ALPA Economic & Financial Analyst.
Present for the Company were Clive Seal, Frank Fato, David White, corporate counsel Joe Manson and corporate staff.
As previously reported, the Preferential Bidding System (PBS) dominated yesterday’s negotiations, which adjourned late yesterday evening with little to no progress. Over the past four weeks, the Association had met with the Company “away from the table” on multiple occasions to discuss PBS in an effort to achieve mutually agreeable terms while improving the quality of life of the pilot group. While these meetings were not mediated, they were conducted with the approval of Mediator Jack Kane. Your Association was lead to believe that significant progress was made on PBS and received verbal assurances that only minor issues remained in order to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on PBS. Your association came to Washington D.C. ready to close PBS and discuss the remaining open items: scope and certain economic items. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
Yesterday, the Association was presented with a PBS document that did not in any way represent the spirit of the talks conducted over the past weeks. In many respects, the PBS proposal submitted by the company could be characterized as regressive. As a consequence of the company’s position, a substantial part of time set aside for negotiations today was consumed by reviewing the latest company proposal and formulating a response that served the best interests of the pilot group.
This afternoon, the Association presented its response to the Company’s PBS proposal. At the conclusion of the presentation, corporate counsel Joe Manson indicated that the company would respond to the Association at a later date. Excluding PBS, open items include scope and certain economic items.
At the conclusion of today’s negotiations sessions, National Mediation Board Mediator Jack Kane informed both parties that mediated negotiations were recessed until further notice. Mediator Kane reiterated NMB Member Hoglander’s stance that the duration of the negotiations combined with the existing open items were the driving force behind the decision to recess further negotiations.
Throughout the negotiations process, your association has conducted negotiations with the utmost integrity and good faith with the best interests of the pilot group as its objective. We are deeply disappointed that it proved impossible to reach a mutually beneficial agreement during the last round of negotiations however, we can not and will not enter into an agreement that achieves anything other than a contract that serves the best interests of this pilot group. Your association appreciates your support and remains committed to obtaining the fair contract that we all deserve.
PCL MEC & NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
Mediated negotiations resumed today at the National Mediation Board offices in Washington, D.C.
The two parties met with NMB Mediator Jack Kane.
Present for the Association were your full Negotiating Committee, MEC Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Scheduling Committee Chairman, Communications Committee Chairman, ALPA attorneys and an ALPA Economic & Financial Analyst.
Present for the Company were Clive Seal, Frank Fato, David White, corporate counsel Joe Manson and corporate staff.
As previously reported, the Preferential Bidding System (PBS) dominated yesterday’s negotiations, which adjourned late yesterday evening with little to no progress. Over the past four weeks, the Association had met with the Company “away from the table” on multiple occasions to discuss PBS in an effort to achieve mutually agreeable terms while improving the quality of life of the pilot group. While these meetings were not mediated, they were conducted with the approval of Mediator Jack Kane. Your Association was lead to believe that significant progress was made on PBS and received verbal assurances that only minor issues remained in order to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on PBS. Your association came to Washington D.C. ready to close PBS and discuss the remaining open items: scope and certain economic items. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
Yesterday, the Association was presented with a PBS document that did not in any way represent the spirit of the talks conducted over the past weeks. In many respects, the PBS proposal submitted by the company could be characterized as regressive. As a consequence of the company’s position, a substantial part of time set aside for negotiations today was consumed by reviewing the latest company proposal and formulating a response that served the best interests of the pilot group.
This afternoon, the Association presented its response to the Company’s PBS proposal. At the conclusion of the presentation, corporate counsel Joe Manson indicated that the company would respond to the Association at a later date. Excluding PBS, open items include scope and certain economic items.
At the conclusion of today’s negotiations sessions, National Mediation Board Mediator Jack Kane informed both parties that mediated negotiations were recessed until further notice. Mediator Kane reiterated NMB Member Hoglander’s stance that the duration of the negotiations combined with the existing open items were the driving force behind the decision to recess further negotiations.
Throughout the negotiations process, your association has conducted negotiations with the utmost integrity and good faith with the best interests of the pilot group as its objective. We are deeply disappointed that it proved impossible to reach a mutually beneficial agreement during the last round of negotiations however, we can not and will not enter into an agreement that achieves anything other than a contract that serves the best interests of this pilot group. Your association appreciates your support and remains committed to obtaining the fair contract that we all deserve.
PCL MEC & NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
