Originally Posted by
ORDinary
Not only is this a contract violation, but this violates an arbitrator's specific ruling that seniority must be honored when awarding RAP preferences, if all else is equal.
I didn't know about the arbitrator's ruling. When I read the contract the language seemed a little murky on reserve assignment seniority though (don't have it with me right now). Also, the reason I didn't bother calling in the second instance to argue is that in the first instance, I was basically told "tough" and "we'll consider this call confirmation of your RAP 2". I did not want to risk "confirming" on the second instance given there is a way out of that one.