Originally Posted by
shiznit
The precedent for the vast majority of reserve pilots has been well beyond 10:00. The contract absolutely does allow acknowledgement NLT 3:00 prior to report, agreed. The "past practice" does not show pilots waiting until right before the minimum to acknowledge. An attempt by an RLA regulated labor union to disrupt the flow of commerce will not be met kindly by the federal courts.
Unless you can post the data to support your claim, it is nothing but conjecture.
What the contract allows for is to be able to check your schedule, turn your phone OFF (and get some uninterrupted sleep), wake up, check your schedule, and then acknowledge a trip that signs in 3 hours from your wakeup. It's spelled out in the PWA and When Scheduling Calls. According to you, LC pilots should be tied to their phone 24/7 despite the unambiguous language to the contrary.
Your opinion about what a federal court would or would not do is just that-- an opinion.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
I'd say the ability for UAL and AMR to get injunctions for sick calls, DAL getting an injunction for a no overtime campaign, LCC getting an injunction for aircraft write-ups, MSA getting an injunction to prohibit a strike while in BK is an
extremely clear indication that management can very easily get injunctive relief when a pilot union intentionally "works to rule" outside of NMB approved self help. But hey, what do I know (other than looking at multiple recent examples within our own industry).
Different issues. Different circumstances. It's hard to imagine what the irreparable harm would be in this situation. Or that there is a substantial likelihood that the company would prevail on the merits. But even if they did get an injunction, so what?