Originally Posted by
R57 relay
Absolutely. But how many will read it? From the posts on here about rigs it's obvious that few have even opened up the MTA.
We get burned on this all the time. We voted for a MOU that had a 1-3.25 rig for trips with more days than DPs, only to have the APA give it away.
One sad fact is that the contracts are written in a way that 10 guys could read it and get 10 different interpretations. Probably by design.
I want the theory that the company 100% cannot get HBT in arbitration spelled out in clear terms.
We have a lousy track record with arbitration.
Give the man a cigar! Everything done at this level is planned far in advance. Abso-damn-lutely by design. That is why the company pays the big bucks (if you found out how much the company was paying their attorneys you would eat a bottle of Tums). I will also abso-damn-lutely guarantee there are ten different versions already written, depending on need. My record was 22 variations. I made a killer bonus that year.