I believe the dragging is coming from the Polar MEC side. That was only after the Polar MEC found out that they were not going to get the "Follow the flying" from the Atlas MEC. The Polar MEC has done everything they can to log jam everything since. The company recently filed a grievance to get Polar moving (compel the merger). Before that, we couldn't merge fast enough by Polars own VARS messages from Bobb Henderson, accusing the Atlas MEC of foot dragging.
March 28, 2007 MEC VARS with Negotiation update on "Follow the Flying" and Polar in streaming MP3.
BTW Polar lost the company grievance on the sequencing of grievances thus allowing the merger arbitration in March.
I strongly urge everyone to take the time to read the arbiters recent ruling on the priority of the grievance to compel Polar to merge:
Click Here or at
http://atlasmergerfacts.com
Compare what is said between the arbiter ruling and what the Polar MEC Chairman Bobb says (
Click Here for Streaming Mp3). Like most of his past messages, there is what he wants you to think versus reality. What was it he said once upon a time when we talked union to union? Oh yeah, "it keeps my guys quiet and off my back."