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Superpilot92, you're talking two different things. If a few LECs pass a resolution, but the majority of the MEC do not decide to direct action, the issue dies. In this case, that action would be to enter negotiations to fix your concern.
But if you want to file a grievance, that implies the company is not living up to some portion of the contract. And I can tell you, in this case, as it relates to longevity, it was negotiated and agreed to by all three parties (DAL, DALPA, and NWALPA) that no pilot would have their pay anniversary date adjusted as a result of the merger. BTW, there are DAL pilots being treated identically to NWA, because that was the process in place when they were hired. It was never changed. Why should your's be changed now?
Had the situation been reversed I'm sure the DAL mec would've had this fixed. It was in the first joint discussion but was omitted once the joint contract was signed. There's no reason why the small group of us in this situation shouldve been written out like this. The others that are above 12 years are unaffected by this as their pay bumps come on Jan 1st each year.
Not only do we get to maintain a B position with longevity but we also get the smaller DC contribution. That was put in place because our side brought Pension obligations, except no one on the bottom of the list has a pension. Now when a newhire gets hired going forward, they'll get longevity at DOH and a higher DC contribution to those of us that have been here a couple years already. Sound right?
My point is that we all should be treated the same going forward on the next contract.