Originally Posted by
PurpleToolBox
Paragraph 1 states that we can use the jumpseat in accordance with the Pilot Benefit Book. The PBB further defines that a pilot can use a STAGING jumpseat to position himself to base for the start of his SCHEDULED TRIP (No harm, no foul) provided he meets the requirements of that section of the jumpseat policy.
Read paragraph 1 of 26J in the CBA a little more closely. The only thing the reference to the PBB (and company j/s policy) discusses is
access to the company jumpseats and
booking procedures.
You omitted the fact that the PBB quote you cherry picked says the requirements to receive commuter protection are ALL contained in section 26 of the contract. The fact that it happens to use the word "staging" or "scheduled trip" means nothing. The contract and only the contract are controlling when it comes to meeting the requirements for commuter protection. Anything else in the PBB concerning commuter protection really doesn't matter. CBA 2015 is the source document for that protection - period - dot.
Originally Posted by
PurpleToolBox
What is the difference of banning something or being disciplined when not following the provisions of the CBA thus not protected?
The difference is that banning something means it's prohibited and I'm not allowed to do it. If I violate that ban, I should be disciplined for that act of violation in and of itself. But, that's not what happens. No one gets disciplined for not following the commuter protection criteria in section 26. They only get disciplined if they actually miss the trip - not just for commuting without protection. Big difference.
If commuting outside the section 26 requirements was truly "banned", then I should be disciplined ever time I commute. Same thing for the 7 years I spent commuting to ANC. Someone from management should be waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs, ready to discipline me for regularly participating in "banned" behavior. But, that hasn't happened in over 10 years because it's not banned.