Originally Posted by
III Corps
Maybe you have a completely different corporate dynamic but ours was constantly adversarial. The company figured the worst case was it would be grieved and presented to an arbitrator. Worst there is they would lose and have to do what they agreed to do by contract. So, essentially nothing to lose and a possible new precedent established.
I don't miss the hassle.
When I was an FO, I often saw Capts change the Out time to give the ramp an on time block out. I've never noticed a block out time change otherwise, thouh, but I have seen block in times change!