You make a good point. Either the company is exercising its rights under the management rights clause, or the union needs to negotiate pay for "ipad refresh" or "company technology time", or some sort of pay event for this and any other type of non-normal event that takes more than a brief chit-chat with the CPO admin staff.

A new ID is a good example. just takes a minute to say hi, and grab your new ID before heading to the jet.

The entire IPAD thing is so foreign to me. I just dread it. I would rather have a root canal than sit through a bunch of beeps and squeeks that I don't understand. just give me my ipad and let me roll. I don't benefit or gain anything by sitting in a chair for an hour watching a bunch of stuff get installed. It sure is cool, but it doesn't help me understand the equipment any better. I just want it to work.