Originally Posted by
Plane Ramrod
I haven't read the arbitration awards (1-3), but technically as written, the company could publish a reserve grid with ALL RED. Not meeting the 25% threshold they could make one day green by one reserve and be in compliance with the letter of the CBA. There is no requirement to ever reach the 25% threshold.
While I assume the intent was to have a max of 25% red, I agree that it is poorly written.
Simply stating that there should be no more than 7 red days per month, would have been far less ambiguous.
It is not the only area in our CBA that has been open to interpretation.