Originally Posted by
Boeingnotgoing
I don't know, and I am not familiar with law enough to know if it's restricted or open for inclusion. The simplest answer would be if another carrier has it, then for sure we should have negotiated it as well. I dont mind being the first, but I would need to know if it's even possible. And in one hand, that's why I pay someone 1.9% to know for me.
I think they will be hard pressed to find an actual law that says it can't be in a contract :-) In fact, I'm pretty sure they are just are unknowning about it as the average pilot. The company told them "no" and they won't press it further. They will always delude the truth by saying things like "no other airline has it", "its not in the scope of the CBA", and "look, there's Elvis!". You can put anything in a contract, even if it's illegal (however, if challenged in court that contract will be found null and invalidated). In this case, it was merely a preference or lack of knowledge to not include it.
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