A Non-Probationary Pilot will not be disciplined without just cause. Disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, discharge, disciplinary time off, with or without pay, and/or benefits, demotion, or a letter of warning (i.e. Progressive Guidance) will not be imposed until the Company first conducts an impartial, reasonable, and expeditious investigation of the alleged cause.
And how is this possible? This is legally allows the company to use the
he-said/she-said kangaroo court of HR to
paint whatever narrative they want. The "investigation" should have the ability to be nullified in its entirety if the Pilot or ALPA claims it is incorrect.
Furthermore, there are more vague terms:
- Impartial : defined as? Who is doing the investigation? Someone on BJ's payroll? HR? An ALPA member? An ALPA lawyer?
- Reasonable: defined as? Everyone has different definitions of reasonable.
- Expeditious: oh yeah? so how many days?
This is full of loopholes and language for the company to exploit.
So guys like Bozo (who forced himself to ignore my posts so he can retreat to his "safe space") said I should wait to read the TA. Well, I have. It's worse than I could've imagined.
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