Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
That’s just smart use of the contract that anyone is able to do.
Regarding a timeline; There is no firm timeline for the grievance process because all the stuff the company wants to fight goes in front of an arbitrator, and with limited availability it can take an excessively long time to find a date that works for all three parties.
Yes, I agree with this statement and understand that COVID will cause delays and a backlog. But based on ALPA emails it sounds like there are no plans to meet to resolve these issues. I'm not expecting a solution overnight, but I do expect there to be
constant progress.
Maybe a solution would be: "we're not going to meet to resolve COVID related issues for the next 6 months (or however long), but we are willing to meet twice as often after 6 months to reduce the backlog." There just isn't a plan in place as of now and the company can capitalize on that. I don't think that's unreasonable.