Originally Posted by
JustInFacts
There is a lot to unpack here. First, did your buddy have proof that he had checked in? Second, any fatigue call prior to actual trip check in results in the hours going to your make-up bank. They are not taken out of your sick bank nor are you paid for the trip. It is in the contract 12.A.9. Also, the FERC isn't run by the company. So, based on what you stated, the FERC couldn't allow the pilot to be compensated from their sick bank. If your friend has proof that they checked at actual trip check in before the fatigue call, then they should grieve this. If the fatigue call was made after actual trip check in, then the FERC only has two options, compensation without use of sick bank, or compensation with the use of sick bank.
He did not screenshot the checkin, but yes, he did check in. The company coded the fatigue call as though he had not checked in and sent it to GMU. He sent an Insite, then check in code was reversed (company admitted he had checked in), then the use of sick bank was denied by the company due to their ruling that the schedule was built with adequate rest and he had no right to be fatigue. I did not know this was a possible outcome of a fatigue call. He has sent multiple DART to the union during this process as it plays out. Thank you for your reply and clarifications. I wrote this to put information out there to the rest you and find out whether it is occuring en masse, not saying it is in accordance with the CBA. Can the company get away with this? Yes they can. You are right, he can grieve it. Spend 5x the hours you wil get back from the trip just to try to reclaim your rightful pay, then lose the case. The company appears to want to discourage fatigue calls and make us all miserable until we vote in a concessionary contract. They claimed in ground school how wonderful our fatigue policy is and how it allows us to legalize difficult schedules. If you call fatigued you are at the mercy of the board ruling for or against you. The union wasn't much help. It looks like they sided with the company. This type of thing also occured during Covid when they were so understaffed. Screen shot your check in, then follow up to see what happens to your pay over the next month while you wait for the committee to rule.