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If it ain’t a Boeing, I’m not going. No choice.
The 11/30 deadline the NMB mediators imposed on SWA and SWAPA is just two weeks away. They meet this week for three days in San Antonio and then the week ending the 30th in DC (presuming the government is still funded).
Three things could happen.
1. They’re close to a deal with just a few things to wrap up, mediator tells them to keep meeting.
2. Mediator decides one or both parties are being intransigent and puts them “on ice” for some period of time, or
3. NMB declares an impasse and moves the RLA ball further down the field towards self help.
If APC is the pulse of the pilot group, the pilot group is unwilling to accept 737 rates of pay - looking for career earnings more in line with the Big 3 despite type of aircraft operated. Time will tell…
The union’s president discusses these three possibilities on the SWAPA number podcast this week.
Three things could happen.
1. They’re close to a deal with just a few things to wrap up, mediator tells them to keep meeting.
2. Mediator decides one or both parties are being intransigent and puts them “on ice” for some period of time, or
3. NMB declares an impasse and moves the RLA ball further down the field towards self help.
If APC is the pulse of the pilot group, the pilot group is unwilling to accept 737 rates of pay - looking for career earnings more in line with the Big 3 despite type of aircraft operated. Time will tell…
The union’s president discusses these three possibilities on the SWAPA number podcast this week.
The SWAPA Number: 11/30 (Expectations, Casey Murray, Jody Raven) on Apple Podcasts
Show The SWAPA Number, Ep 11/30 (Expectations, Casey Murray, Jody Raven) - Nov 13, 2023
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