Ive been told by one of the negotiators that Oldmeadow has been locked out of the long haul negotiations. Apparently he's been bothering other pilots groups instead.
This holds true with a question I put to Andrew David last year before the negotiations began. My question; was this round of negotiations going to be consultants at 10 paces like the last few fiascos. The answer was a definate no. It will be him, Flt Ops management and AIPA reps. That's it.
I remember thinking at the time that I hoped that finally common sense will prevail and this round will be conducted in an environment of mutual respect. Hopefully, if these rumours have some basis in fact maybe we've finally seen some common sense. I sincerely hope so.