Originally Posted by
jj158
So if I understand correctly, you're telling me I'm wrong, but you are the one that has not received answers back to your questions?
I have received answers back on my questions and per an email from the Grievance Committee Chairman I received: "We do have a toll on timeliness agreed to with the company as the pandemic and expected furlough event have caused a strain on resources." Further, on a phone call, I was told that they will not be meeting per the contract in October (see my above reference).
Lastly, on the group grievance email from August 25 it reads: "... both the company and the association have agreed to suspend the timeliness provisions regarding filed issue forms so that the parties can focus on...."
They chose their words very carefully here. The only included "filed issue forms", but they didn't mention appealed grievances because that would create quite a few upset pilots. Further, they have not signed an LOA, which should be required since the CBA very clearly mandates timelines.
What other questions did you ask? As your previous posts have said, the union is very responsive and also very helpful. I'm sure you'll have answers back in the next day or two so please let me know what they say.... lol
I had just reached out to him so I didn't get a response within the first few minutes. Unlike you, I chose not to come on here for answers from people that are not actually involved in the process, but rather wait for a direct answer which I did receive. From my understanding, your generalizations and assumptions are not accurate. We actually have a lawyer that works directly with our union on this and I would bet he or she knows what they are doing more than you. The company and the union have come to many agreements over the years that don't require an LOA. I'm not saying everything is perfect and that we always get the result we want, but I think it's unfair to continuously attack the guys that are actually working to help us while you try to divide us. I had a point where I needed those guys to go to bat for me with management and the threw everything at it. You aren't going to find better here.