Originally Posted by
TonyC
I asked the Negotiating Committee in yesterday's Webcast,
"What criteria will the Scheduling Committee Chairman use to allow B-767 flying in the B-757 bid period package?"
The response was an explanation of who the Scheduling Committee Chairman is, what his job description is, and what his experience is.
No criteria was given, nor was there an example offered of when it might be considered, or why the clause exists.
Is our seniority now being treated like another Scheduling Soft Parameter?
Here are some quotes:
"It's an option for the Association to exercise."
"The SIG deals with issues like this in line building and line construction every month through the entire bid pack building process and the execution of the bid pack."
"Is this something we're going to exercise on a routine basis? It's not even an option that we'll exercise on an infrequent basis. But it is an option when we see it fit to use that we can use."
He didn't say never, nor can I infer never from what he did say.
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I'm sorry you have so little faith in our MEC. The NC and SIG Chairman are tasked with executing the will of the MEC and you clearly have an issue with this process.
If the MEC officers, committee chairs or other union volunteers step on it the MEC will let them go. Since the MEC isn't in session 24/7, this is how union work is done.
BTW, do you know what a Soft Parameter is and how they can modified? The provisions of this LOA are not the same. You are offering an apple vs. orange comparison.