What seems pertinent to me is the effective date of the JCBA.

Seems to me that there is no legal leg for the union to stand on. Not only was the JCBA not in effect when most of us were hired, but another contract was in force until the JCBA was implemented.

If they want to change the process retroactively, I really don't think there is any legal basis for it. And they better believe we will file a DFR PDQ over that kind of mess.

This isn't even some question of a fair application of a policy. It looks like an attempt to retroactively apply a contract which didn't exist.