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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 1900111" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>It's also these rules that makes the strike authorization vote a standard negotiating tactic that was used in previous contract negotiations and there have been no strikes.</p><p></p><p>Under the Railway Labor Act, airline contracts do not expire, they become amendable. Their terms remain in force while the new contract is negotiated. This is true even after a strike authorization vote, which is simply a routine show of solidarity in airline negotiations that is legally irrelevant to the actual proceedings.</p><p></p><p>Even with a strike authorization in hand, the union leadership has to ask a federal mediator to release the union from negotiation. The mediator can choose to ignore that request or initiate a 30-day cooling off period. Once that period expires, a strike could happen. Even then, the President could say no due to the damage a strike could cause to a fragile economy. You think the POTUS wants to hurt the economy right before the election and hurt HRC's chances? Never will happen.</p><p></p><p>In its 27-year history, UPS Airlines has negotiated four contracts with its pilots.</p><p></p><p>UPS waited to see what FedEx negotiated and then can offer a similar contract that is slightly better than the FedEx agreement so both sides can claim the "best in the industry" pay/benefits claim for their own purposes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 1900111, member: 2193"] It's also these rules that makes the strike authorization vote a standard negotiating tactic that was used in previous contract negotiations and there have been no strikes. Under the Railway Labor Act, airline contracts do not expire, they become amendable. Their terms remain in force while the new contract is negotiated. This is true even after a strike authorization vote, which is simply a routine show of solidarity in airline negotiations that is legally irrelevant to the actual proceedings. Even with a strike authorization in hand, the union leadership has to ask a federal mediator to release the union from negotiation. The mediator can choose to ignore that request or initiate a 30-day cooling off period. Once that period expires, a strike could happen. Even then, the President could say no due to the damage a strike could cause to a fragile economy. You think the POTUS wants to hurt the economy right before the election and hurt HRC's chances? Never will happen. In its 27-year history, UPS Airlines has negotiated four contracts with its pilots. UPS waited to see what FedEx negotiated and then can offer a similar contract that is slightly better than the FedEx agreement so both sides can claim the "best in the industry" pay/benefits claim for their own purposes. [/QUOTE]
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