<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doc:
The airline's statement said: "United Airlines applauds the ongoing commitment of the unions to the coalition process, and believes that substantial progress continues to be made with them on agreeing to a framework for updating our business plan with the ATSB on a timely basis.
Agreement on the framework being discussed by the coalition and United will greatly enhance the ability to conduct bilateral negotiations on a fast-track basis with the individual labor groups.
The IAM has said that it will continue to coordinate with the other labor groups at United while pursuing its specific discussions with United.
http://news.airwise.com/stories/2002/10/1034335001.html
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The clock is ticking. They need a workable agreement and a new business plan ASAP, IMHO! I hope they get it quickly! 
-Mark</font>
Does this single article really warrant three individual posts in three different threads?