Q: If the TA is voted down, can we start CHAOS or does the process start over?
We would continue with mediation. In order to have the legal right to strike or “CHAOS” we would have to be at an impasse in negotiations and request a “proffer of arbitration” from the National Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB is the sole entity that could give us the right to strike.
We can request, but it is their decision about whether or not we are at an “impasse” and are granted a release.
For example APFA requested last to be released fall and was denied by the NMB. They asked again at the beginning of this year and were not released.