Originally Posted by
avi8orco
welcome to being a union member….we had an issue back at the regionals that cost many pilots, myself included several thousand dollars. For an FO making less than $20k to fly an RJ back then that can be the difference between putting food on the table or bankruptcy. We grieved it, several years later we won and got a settlement. The ALPA lawyers got 50%, then there were a few other hands in Herndon and the MEC that got greased. In the end I got a check for $235.
Contract provision or not, you’ll get screwed in the process
Yep. Occasionally a small penalty will be paid because that's cheaper than arbitration. As soon as the number becomes significant the company will just say screw it and do it to every pilot. 5 years later when the huge grievance is settled in arbitration everyone will get 2% of what they should have. But we should keep the RLA because we 'understand' it, at least that's what I'm told.