Originally Posted by
Wild Bill
Why can't we ever just get a ruling on a grievance without a new agreement? I guess if we don't like this concession we have to vote down the next contract as that is the only time it goes to the membership.
We do get an answer without new agreement(s), and in most cases the first denial is from the Company (Step 1) and then the second denial comes from the arbitrator if we file (step 2).
The assumption is that our elected and appointed office workers in conjunction with the appropriate legal advice made the call that the result in a step 1, step 2 approach had a high probability of being a denial which would confirm the current Company "position" on call in Jury Duty.
So the risk/reward equation must have tilted towards this new deal being better than the possible other outcome(s).