Originally Posted by
CandlerKid
Yes, for those thinking of coming here take notice. Lately the company has been running like a crappy regional with these contract issues. They pretty much knowingly violate the contract until you do their job and correct them. Duty day over 16 hours domestic? Contract says you get first class ticket. Don't worry, there is a 100% chance that they will buy you coach and you'll have to correct them. This is life lately at this place. You'll have to do all that extra stuff correcting them while they guilt trip you for following the contract.
I had a person in travel tell me today that "I know there's no contractual basis for a backup, but that's still not allowed by our rules."
Oookay. Hopefully a steward can sort 'em out. Again.
I'll add that I don't think any of this is malicious; my former company was known to be outright malicious with contractual violations, requiring the union to drag them to grievance and arbitration hearings over every little thing. I simply think it's ignorance on the part of the people in scheduling and travel. They're just not standardized. I'd put money on the fact that I'll call back after the shift change and get a completely different answer.