Originally Posted by
Rahlifer
It will probably boil down to the definition of "employee". That's where the IBT loses most grievances. The definition of "seat", "a pilot", "city", "airport" are just a few examples that have different definitions per the company. Every judge and arbitrator on the planet will simply rubber stamp the company definition. I appreciate the thought, but the idiot teamsters are going to lose this as well. The only winners are the lawyers collecting some serious coin.
I'm curious why you are blaming the "idiot teamsters." You guys elected your local officers. Just for the heck of it, I made a call and did some checking...you guys DON'T have Teamster lawyers. You guys have an independent lawyer that you hired seven years ago who doesn't work for the Teamsters, but for himself. Seems like you've been paying a lot of assessment money for legal fees that have gotten you nothing; in a new contract or grievance protections.
That's not the IBT's fault. But I bet that lawyer loves your money.