atlcrjdriver
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I do not think they will proffer us at this time, but I believe they'll send us back to the table with a git 'er dun mandate.
The gap can be narrowed without sitting at the table. All the MEC has to do is drop some of their more outlandish demands, and notify the mediator that they're ready to talk. I think the MEC is there, and waiting for the NMB decision so as to avoid negotiating against themselves.
And yes, I think we should "stay the course" (I can say that now that Bush has dropped it). It's too late in the game to fire the whole army, including the generals, train new ones, then resume the war with a bunch of FNGs!
That would be a very foolish move.
You bring up some interesting points. You say that you don't believe that a proffer will come anytime soon and that all the MEC has to do is drop some of their outlandish demands.
During the last sessions w/ the mediator both sides past proposals to see how close/far they were. Why didn't the MEC drop these some of these outlandish demands then? We were at the table w/ the mediator like they/we wanted to bring this "end game" to a close. Don't get me wrong, the company was no saint during this time either but the MEC didn't budge much at all.