Originally Posted by
notEnuf
Just read it. Did ALPA really bail on him 2 weeks prior?! How is this possible? Is he still a dues paying member? Can ALPA arbitrarily decide to not represent a member and then side with the company on a grievance? This is very troubling.
notEnuf,
Don't the transcripts shows TC discussing this with ALPA and the company since April 4, 2016?
The DPA emails from shortly after that (April 27, 2016) indicate that Tim was unhappy with ALPA representation and (my interpretation) be unwilling to have them represent him anyways in a grievance. Being told by experts that there was no grievance didn't stop TC in this instance, just like it didn't stop him from pursuing retribution for his furlough by going on the rivet campaign. He's a guy who is unable to accept an answer he doesn't like, even if every expert is telling him different, and he'd be happy to have ALPA exposed to a frivolous charge for a crazy grievance.
Or he's just trying to be contumacious.