Originally Posted by
kalyx522
I don't know if an "employee handbook" would hold up in court?
Aren't company policies subject to change at any time for any reason mgmt pleases? That's certainly the way it is at colgan, we have a "employee handbook" but they change the rules whenever they want. might as well not even have any rules.
This goes off on the union tangent..... SkW does have an employee handbook. I believe there is also a company policy manual and a crew members policy manual. Items in the latter are negotiated and approved with voted in pilot representatives in SAPA. They aren't changed "willy nilly".
I'll repeat the point I've made a few times regarding the rule at SkW. The folks who currently run the pilot organization, and I believe any future possible labor union, do not support a change to the up-n-out rule.
There's no magic there.
As to issues with my training regarding the policy manual, or established practice; they would have to be handled by legal counsel that I would retain. If it were a union shop, that union MAY elect to pursue this. There is no guarantee there, either.
But, like insurance, generally the union will take all the risk for costs associated with your case.