Originally Posted by
FDXLAG
It is my opinion that you are wrong.
What is the intent of this language: The minimum bid period guarantee shall be reduced to a minimum of 48/60 CH before any pilot is furloughed. At least a full bid period must follow the announcement of this action. This provision shall only be used to prevent or delay a furlough.
Could the company furlough and have bid guarantees above normal 68/85 as you imply they could? If so why have this language in the contract?
I guess the arbitrator will tell us who is right. Well not really because there can be only one intent for putting that language in the contract. But the arbitrator will tell us how incompetent our lawyers and contract negotiators are.
Lag,
The word before "bid period guarantee" is MINIMUM. Not maximum. There is no mention of a maximum in this contract, either in 4.a.2.b or anywhere else that I'm aware of.
I don't like 4.a.2.b or the company's implementation any more than the next guy, but ya gotta read the contract with the words that are there, not the words you wish were there.