Originally Posted by
sailingfun
If we win long call would exist only on a strictly volunteer basis. The company lawyers feel they have grounds to prevail. I don't feel that is the case but there is a chance they could win. Call your reps for details.
And I have been around long enough to know that because something appears to be a slam dunk, it doesn't mean it will turn out that way. One only has to look back at a couple of our vacation grievances, AA's hard clad language with regard to their seniority list vs American Eagle flying as examples.
It seems like a lot of the neutrals tend to avoid extreme decisions in cases like these and I could see him splitting the baby somehow. An example would be the furlough grievance. Yes, they had to recall but only 10 a month.