Originally Posted by
index
Exactly. You haven't heard a word about it from your union. The word on the street is that dalpa and the company have agreed that no grievance will be filed as long as they are still talking. Can anyone confirm that?
Sailing is hedging his position. Notice that he said "around May 1st."
I've asked sailing before about his source regarding his assertion that dalpa will file an MEC group grievance at the expiration of 120 days. So far, he's refused to answer the question. So how about it sailing, what's your source?
Historically, as long as the issue has been raised within the 120 days and the two sides are engaged on the issue, the 120 day clock is tolled until discussions break off. I have no idea if there is a deadline that has been set in this specific case.
Originally Posted by
index
Both sides can agree to waive the 120 day requirement.
This is correct and it happens when the two sides are engaged in resolving an issue. As an example, if someone got bypassed for a GS and they brought it to the attention of the Scheduling Committee within the 120 days, the Scheduling Committee would confirm that the pilot is the one who should have received the GS and they would then add them to the list to engage the company for resolution. The 120 day limit for filing a grievance would be tolled until the Scheduling Committee had received a "no, we're not paying it" from the company, at which point it would be handed off to the Contract Administration Committee for action.