Originally Posted by
Lindy
What is to stop the company from invoking 4.2.b NOW and then during the fall time period, increasing the hours to "peak" flying and then in January a reduction via 4.2.b?
Reading the contractual language, there are no limits/stops on this behavior and the company can keep doing this for a couple of years (if they so desire).
Just another log for the roaring blaze.
I have to agree with you that this is total BS on the part of the company. We cannot let them make this precedence stick. We need to take them to court on this. Like you said the way the company is interpreting this, they can lower and raise our Contractually Guaranteed pay hours at will to any amount between 40/60 to 68/85 (by saying they are trying to prevent a furlough).
It makes no sense that this is the thought process behind the agreement. It only makes sense that the company has the choice of our normal 68/85 BLG or 40/60 to prevent a furlough with nothing in between; otherwise we have no real pay Guarantee at all which is crazy. What union would agree to that?
Venting as well!!