Continental used to have a 6 month waiting period. This is totally LEGAL for the company to do. Does it suck? Yes. Did it affect me? Yes. Should we waste negotiating capital on new hires that aren’t even on property? Or first year guys that can’t even vote? The answer is NO.
Why? It’s up to the company to create attractive first year conditions and recruit new hires. Every dollar spent on first year guys is a dollar that comes off something else. I agree that it’s a distasteful reality, but so is a member voting yes/no based on emotion and not objectivity.