# negotiating (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover negotiating. Page: Feed: --- ## [ALA-HAL: Grievance and Contract Enforcement](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-grievance-and-contract-enforcement/) _2026-08-13 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ One of the core functions of a labor organization is ensuring the contract is appropriately enforced. In this episode, ALA Grievance Chair Larry Freer and HAL Grievance Chair Iam Bouret discuss how our Grievance Committees operate behind the scenes to defend our contracts. The two Chairs and their respective committees monitor contract violations, engage with the Company to enforce the contract,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jza8nbjywhmi9bpa/ALA-HAL_Grievance_Podcast_-_HA_FINALa6vc4.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL: JCBA Update and Fleet Announcements](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-jcba-update-and-fleet-announcements/) _2026-07-31 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ Negotiations with Alaska Management for a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) continue, with limited progress since the start of the year for the Alaska and Hawaiian pilot groups. At the same time, Alaska Airlines recently announced major fleet changes, including the addition of five new freight aircraft (one A330, four 737s) and the future transition from the Boeing 717 to the 737-800… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kbiykn3ev8zetti8/HAL_FINAL_-_ALA-HAL_Joint_Podcast_-_July_2026btcij.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Crew Hotels](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-crew-hotels/) _2026-03-03 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ Life on the road is part of a pilot's career. To ensure those nights away from home are spent in safe, hospitable hotel rooms, the Hawaiian pilots' contract sets appropriate standards of quality. To ensure that contract language is enforced, HAL pilots rely on their Hotel Committee. In this episode, Hotel Committee Chair Ryan Williams breaks down the important work his committee does, and how… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/abfcqpbpk387gycm/FINAL_-_Talk_Story_-_Hotels8k7xz.mp3) ## [Episode 4C. Interview with Said Dawlabani](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/episode-4c-interview-with-said-dawlabani) _2026-02-06 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ From Promethean Fire to Gaian Wisdom: Rethinking Cultural Evolution [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187127332/339dc76293498660bc44b6e6141c30b4.mp3) ## [Episode 3b. Connected to Place with Matt Biggar](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/connected-to-place-with-matt-biggar) _2026-01-16 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ The invitation is simple: Connect to place. The honest acknowledgement: The current systems make this hard; The hopeful truth: Transformation is possible, and happening, and you can be part of it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179395355/722680737c06b2c4c8f5ed3bdc61712e.mp3) ## [Episode 4B. Interview with John Kesler](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/episode-4b-interview-with-john-kesler) _2025-11-25 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ Practices in Walking in Sacred Beauty [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179950447/4a8b339c3dd5ce6c85b2b5946e77f998.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL: State of the Merger After SOC](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-state-of-the-merger-after-soc/) _2025-11-07 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ With Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines attaining Single Operating Certificate (SOC) status at the end of October, the two airlines are now a single carrier from the FAA’s perspective. To discuss how this marks an important transition for our pilot groups, Alaska MEC Chair Will McQuillen and Hawaiian MEC Chair Larry Payne sit down to offer their perspective on the state of the merger and what comes next… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m63ntdhbvwzyhv5x/FINAL_Nov_2025_Post-SOC_Joint_Podcast7kkh6.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Pilot Assistance - Pilots Supporting Pilots](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-pilot-assistance-pilots-helping-pilots/) _2025-10-27 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ With Hawaiian pilots facing an array of changes related to the Alaska merger, in this episode we’re putting a spotlight on one way the union can help pilots navigate times of stress: our Pilot Assistance Committees. These five committees - Aeromedical, CIRP, HIMS, Pilot Peer Support, and Professional Standards - are staffed by pilot volunteers providing confidential support and guidance to other… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gbui2vj8hb4b9pch/Pilot_Assistance_Podcast_-_Oct_2025_-_FINAL9x93z.mp3) ## [The Four Elements Epistemic Model (prototype)](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/the-four-elements-epistemic-model) _2025-10-22 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ A framework meant to help people understand one another from across different cultures and ways of knowing ## [From Wilber’s Quadrants to the Four Elements Epistemic Framework](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/from-wilbers-quadrants-to-the-four) _2025-10-22 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ This is a sister piece to the Four Elements Epistemic Framework, particularly meant for those who are familiar with Ken Wilber’s Four Quadrants or who are curious of the prior work that inspired the model (see below from Finding Radical Wholeness). ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hyvDNGnkmHpF) _2025-10-22 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [4A. Explorations with Rob Dunn](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/4a-explorations-with-rob-dunn) _2025-09-26 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ Learning from ecology and exploring mutualisms [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174371853/2e57845e80e12486f297a59f1ec6a422.mp3) ## [Episode 4. Beings Adapt](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/episode-4-beings-adapt) _2025-09-05 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ TL;DR: We don't perceive reality as it is—we construct it together through prediction & agreement. This capacity is our evolutionary advantage and our responsibility to evolve towards right relation. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171934740/9cb0000498a5a96cd3b9f4cb953994ec.mp3) ## [Episode 3a. - How Urban planning is shaped and shapes us: a discussion with Mai Nguyen & Keith Pezzoli](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/episode-3a-how-urban-planning-is) _2025-08-29 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ Turning towards each other in Urban Planning [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/172041466/6f20166e49a6d5a1ce5031f2622ba612.mp3) ## [Episode 2c. Thinking in Deep Time - A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Bjornerud](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/episode-2c-thinking-in-deep-time) _2025-08-08 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ Can rocks breathe? Is Earth alive? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/170368098/8ecc5023dae8e4e5e738d8afdaf8c03a.mp3) ## [Episode 3. Islands Sculpt](https://negotiatingreality.substack.com/p/episode-3-islands-sculpt) _2025-07-11 · Eric Hekler · Negotiating Reality_ Learning from Ecology on how to live in right relationship [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/167927905/0b55c6a7957f1071ca5b6de8fb82924c.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL: Aircraft Orders, New Base, and JCBA](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-aircraft-orders-new-base-and-jcba/) _2025-07-02 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In this episode, our Alaska and Hawaiian MEC Chairs, Will McQuillen and Larry Payne, sat down to provide their thoughts on the recent announcements about the Seattle 787 base and the future aircraft orders. The discussion also touched on the status of JCBA negotiations and what pilots can expect moving forward. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hqeubjyyrfj4frmx/July_2025_Joint_Podcast_FINAL8h1n6.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL Merger Status Update (May 2025)](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-merger-status-update-may-2025/) _2025-05-06 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In this episode, our Alaska and Hawaiian MEC Chairs, Will McQuillen and Larry Payne, as well as our Joint Negotiating Committee Co-Chairs, David Wilhelm and Doug Grant, all sat down to provide an update on the status of our Alaska-Hawaiian merger and the state of our Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) negotiations. Through the episode, we covered several topics, including the union’s… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cz4mpv5nf6xcckex/May_2025_ALA-HAL_Joint_Podcast_FINAL93bwn.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Meet Our HAL MEC Representatives](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-meet-our-hal-mec-representatives/) _2025-04-25 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In this episode of Talk Story, we’re putting the spotlight on our HAL MEC Representatives. We have three new HNL LEC 065 Representatives who took office at the beginning of March – Block 1 Rep. Dan Moore, Block 3 Rep. Justen Taafaki, and Block 4 Rep. Makoa Gaughen-Haili. In the first segment, we discuss their experiences as incoming Reps, what inspired them to serve, their interactions with the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c356bzyhpxn3tge7/April_2025_MEC_Rep_Podcast_FINAL_v3a2464.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Setting JCBA Goals; Bidding with ALV](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-setting-jcba-goals-bidding-with-alv/) _2025-01-31 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In our latest episode of Talk Story, HAL MEC Chair Larry Payne and HAL MEC Block 3 Representative Sean Kimura explain what was achieved through the mid-January meetings between the Alaska and Hawaiian MECs, where Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) goals were established. They discuss how the bargaining priorities were determined, the pilot input and feedback that went into those… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/326vam2s3m76akae/Jan_2025_Podcast_Final_v28hy0a.mp3) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fg41BkuDUuZE) _2025-01-31 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Talk Story: The Merger Process and Pilot Participation](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-the-merger-process-and-pilot-participation/) _2024-11-24 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ We’re approaching one year since the initial Alaska-Hawaiian merger announcement. In this episode, Hawaiian MEC Chair Larry Payne and Merger Committee Chair Eric Thorstad give an overview of the potential changes that are coming as a result of the merger, what effects they might have, and the ways our pilots can make an impact on the process. Among the topics covered: Current JCBA Follow-Up Survey… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3tjqiinnee49k474/The_Merger_Process_and_Pilot_Participation8931e.mp3)