Originally Posted by
Scoop
I agree with you on that narrow point, however the problem is the law has changed.
What was once legal is now illegal. Ask yourself this - does our contract trump the FARs? No it does not. Do you really think the Union would win this as a grievance?
Our argument would essentially be that our reserves no longer have to legally acknowledge
any assignments since our contract lets us wait until 3 hours prior to report - good luck with that.
Scoop
You're going to need to show me how it's "illegal" because I'm just not seeing it. Where in Part 117 does it say I must acknowledge an assignment NLT 10 hours prior to report, otherwise I am breaking the law?
If I am assigned a trip or SC without being given 10 hours of rest prior, then
that violates Part 117. If I don't acknowledge an assignment NLT 10 hours to report, I haven't broken any regs. I simply can no longer be legally rested for the assignment. If I fly the trip without 10 hour rest, then I would be breaking regs. But failing to acknowledge a trip NLT 10 hours prior to report isn't illegal.
Have you seen any kind of documentation that confirms this portion of our contract is now null and void? Until the company provides proof, I'll continue to fly my contract.
I'm not trying to bust your balls here. I'm just trying to understand your point of view.