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That may not be happening as quickly as everyone would like. SkyWest set a lawyer/line pilot we have to the NMB hearing and unfortunately his point was the NMB does not have the power to change the election process. It can only be changed by an act of Congress.

NMB Link Reference page 207, line 12.

It appears that this could be tied up in the legal process for years.

Well, ALPA sent someone to the hearing as well and this is what he said.
http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/testimony/2009/PraterTM_12-7-09-oral.pdf

And fortunately his point was that the NMB does have the power to change the election process. But Livingston does have a point that it will end up in federal court to decide anyways.

The NPRM also explains the NMB's reasoning on their decision.
http://www.nmb.gov/representation/repvotingproposal_11-03-09.pdf
 

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