Q: What is the timeline to get back to the negotiating table if this TA is voted down?
The process could take several months. The MEC would have to decide whether or not to change any members of the Negotiating Committee. The NC would be charged with surveying/meeting with members to figure out exactly why the TA failed. Then new opening proposals based on those results would be created and reviewed by the MEC. Only after that would we request further mediation dates from the National Mediation Board (NMB) (we would still be in mediation). Once the NMB set new dates, bargaining would begin.