Originally Posted by Omnislash

This is obviously your first grievance. I remember being frustrated with the process when I didn't understand it either. Unfortunately, the rules that govern how unions can fight these cases are not really in favor of work groups. I don't understand how you can say that the process isn't being followed when the documentation of each step of the case was provided in the email. The process takes time and it's unfortunate that this case didn't reach a quick resolution in your favor but that is how it goes sometimes. I have had some of my own issues resolved quickly but have had some that take a while to go through the whole process. That doesn't mean that the Union is ineffective though. We have had times in the past where management and the union didn't work well together. We had many more issues and it took a lot longer to get a resolution - favorable or not. I like hearing that they are working together. I have friends at other airlines that have bad relationships between the union and management and that makes it difficult to get anything done.

I'm not sure what misinformation you say the union is spreading but I talk to the reps quite often and get a straight answer on any of my questions and I don't get the feeling that they are just sitting around purposely delaying getting our issues addressed. They have also gone in print on many issues recently giving us more insight into what is going on. Honestly, I have seen misinformation in your posts on here and not what they put out to us. You may not like the information that is presented but you do us all a disservice by trying to undermine the work that is being done for us and trying to make false generalizations and conclusions. If you think that all the details of every negotiation are supposed to be made public and in real time, you are mistaken. That's not how it works and nothing would ever get accomplished.

I truly hope that you and the rest of the pilots that are owed money get paid quickly. I also hope that the union and the company continue to prioritize getting us through this pandemic. I understand your frustration but when you turn that to divisiveness, you hurt us all.