Originally Posted by
AirbusPTC
"past practice"...Why does it seem like Past Practice is only used AGAINST the pilot group? Past examples include threatening pilot's jobs when the pilot group individually decides NOT to fly overtime trips. But the company can unilaterally change staffing procedures or trip mix as they see fit. Example, past trip mixes in certain bases were 15% one day trips, 15% 2-day trips, 40% 3-day trips, 20% 4-day and 10% 5-day trips. Current mix now 95% 3, 4, 5 day trips, 5% one and 2-day trips. What is the point of our dues money going to an ALPA RCC committee when the company completely ignores them?
Past practice applies to items not fully defined in the contract. In the case your quoting on overtime the court was satisfied that it was not a individual decision to not fly overtime but a collective decision to use overtime to influence negotiations. Pilots who lacked touching brain cells provided the company all the proof they needed via message boards, internet website and email.