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But the XJT MEC did get a vote. They just chose not to vote and let an arbitrator make a decision for them. The real question is....What was imposed by the arbitrator and what was agreed to beforehand?
No, actually, there was no vote. Not choosing to agree to something you don't want to agree with is not the equivalent of voting. There is nothing wrong with not agreeing to terms and conditions that the company wants and therefore it is legitimate decision to go to arbitration.
The protocol agreement was decided before it went to arbitration. The contract language in section 26 specifically says "terms and conditions" so it wasn't just for pay rates. Those terms and conditions are part of what is agreed to ahead of time in the protocol agreement, the scope of negotiations/mediation/arbitration. If the company wanted dual qual, seniority based pay, smartpref, ponies, etc, its up to the XJT NC to try to negotiate a way to keep that out, or make it the best they can if the don't have the negotiating capital to prevent it, or not come to an agreement and send it to that arbitrator.